Former Pittsburgh Housing Authority Director Stanley A. Lowe told police he recognized two men who broke into his Manchester home, stabbed and kidnapped him, then left him for dead at an automated teller machine outside a shopping plaza in Banksville.

A warrant was issued for one of the men, Matthew Frazier, who police say has connections to Virginia. Mr. Frazier is to be charged with aggravated assault, kidnapping, robbery, burglary and access device fraud.

In an interview with police, Mr. Lowe, 59, said he recognized the two men who broke into his Sheffield Street home early Saturday, noting that he "knew them to see them." He told police he has known the suspect later identified as Mr. Frazier for approximately six months through a work program called Labor Ready, an affidavit said.

The second suspect was identified only as a black man of medium build and height who was wearing dark clothes.

Mr. Lowe told police that one of the men wanted to cut his throat and that he was tied up and placed in the cargo area of his Chevrolet sport utility vehicle. The suspect later identified as Mr. Frazier drove the SUV around looking for an ATM while the second suspect held a knife on Mr. Lowe, the affidavit said.

They stopped at an unknown location and, after asking for Mr. Lowe's PIN, the second suspect tried but failed to withdraw money. That caused the suspects to get upset, Mr. Lowe said, but after a conversation in which they talked about finding a machine in Green Tree, they went to a National City Bank ATM in the 3100 block of Banksville Road.

Mr. Lowe was taken from the SUV at knifepoint and told to withdraw $500, but was unable to do so. He said he was able to withdraw $200 and gave it to the suspects. According to the affidavit, Mr. Lowe then told the second suspect he would not leave with them.

As Mr. Lowe was withdrawing the money, a man drove into the parking lot in a small red vehicle to use the ATM. After Mr. Lowe gave the suspects the money, he ran toward the man in the red vehicle. Mr. Lowe told police both suspects then started running after him and stabbing him.

The man with the red vehicle got into his car and drove away as one of the suspects said, "Come on," the affidavit said. Mr. Lowe then saw them drive away in his SUV, a red Chevy Blazer.

Mr. Lowe was found about 4:40 a.m. Saturday, stabbed and bleeding, by workers at the Banksville Plaza shops who were gathering shopping carts in the parking lot. He had multiple wounds to his head, neck and chest and underwent surgery at UPMC Mercy.

Mr. Lowe's SUV was found abandoned in McKees Rocks, police said.

His wounds were not life-threatening, according to a statement from his family.

Detectives from the Pittsburgh police major crimes unit were investigating. Cmdr. Thomas Stangrecki issued a statement yesterday morning that there were no new developments in the case. At a news conference last evening, Assistant Police Chief Maurita Bryant said they had leads on the second suspect but did not have enough information to issue an arrest warrant.

Mr. Lowe was executive director of the city's housing authority from 1994 to 2001. He now works as a redevelopment consultant for communities in New Orleans and others along the Gulf Coast.