Thread: Four Dead, Multiple Injured in California Stabbing Spree

Four Dead, Multiple Injured in California Stabbing Spree

Anna Kaplan
Breaking News Reporter
Published 08.07.19 11:43PM ET




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Four people were killed and two people were hospitalized late Wednesday after a series of robberies turned into a stabbing spree at multiple locations throughout Orange County, California, police said.

The Garden Grove Police Department said the stabbings started at an apartment complex in Garden Grove where two people were stabbed to death and another person was taken to a hospital.

One person was then stabbed to death at a Subway in Santa Ana, followed by a security guard at a 7-Eleven across the street, a Santa Ana Police spokesman said during a press conference.

An unidentified male was stabbed at a Chevron gas station, who’s nose was “almost severed off,” according to police, and an unidentified female suffered multiple stab wounds at an insurance company.

“It’s just pure tragedy right now,” the spokesman said.

The 33-year-old unidentified suspect was arrested at the 7-Eleven, according to police.

Garden Grove and Santa Ana police are investigating at least eight crime scenes in the area, ABC7 reports.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/orange-county-several-people-stabbed-at-multiple-locations-in-garden-grove-and-santa-ana-california

4 dead after stabbing spree in Orange County - KESQ
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2 hours ago - Six people have been stabbed, four fatally, in Garden Grove and Santa Ana, ... Police say all four people killed in the stabbing spree were male Hispanics . . .

Garden Grove police stand watch at the scene of a stabbing in Garden Grove, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. A man killed multiple people and wounded others in a string of robberies and stabbings in California's Orange County before he was arrested, police said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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UPDATE

A 33-year-old male Hispanic suspect from Garden Grove is in custody

4 dead after stabbing spree in Orange County

By:Associated Press Jesus Reyes
Posted: Aug 07, 2019 08:49 PM PDT
Updated: Aug 07, 2019 09:40 PM PDT



Courtesy of Garden Grove Police Department


4 people are dead, 2 wounded after a series of stabbings in Garden Grove and Santa Ana, according to KCAL9.

Police say all four people killed in the stabbing spree were male Hispanics.
A 33-year-old male Hispanic suspect from Garden Grove is in custody, suspected of carrying out a rapid series of robberies and stabbings at several locations over the space of two hours.
Garden Grove police Lt. Carl Whitney says the suspect robbed a bakery, fatally stabbed two men at an apartment, robbed a check-cashing business and an insurance business where he stabbed a woman, slashed a man at a gas station, disarmed and killed a security guard at a 7-Eleven store in Santa Ana and killed an employee at a Subway restaurant before being arrested.

Police said he had no apparent connection to any of the victims. Whitney added that the attacks appeared to be random and the motive appears to be robbery and, in his words, anger and hate.

Garden Grove Police@GardenGrovePD

GGPD working multiple scenes with several homicides. Multiple robberies and stabbings by suspect. Suspect in custody by #GGPD at Harbor and First in Santa Ana. PIO at Puryear and Chapman in GG. #GGPD32 #homicide



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Police say there is no longer a threat to the public, but they are still investigating multiple crime scenes.

Stay with News Channel 3 for continuing coverage.

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© (Photo by OnSceneTV) Police take a man into custody in a double stabbing in Garden Grove earlier in the day on Wednesday. Aug. 7, 2019. (Photo by OnSceneTV)

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UPDATE

Police said the suspect, Zachary Castaneda, a 33-year-old resident of Garden Grove, used "multiple knives or machetes" in the attacks.

"Zachary Castaneda, who is accused of killing 4 people and injuring 2, is a documented gang member with an extensive criminal history, police said."