2019 California stabbing rampage

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The 2019 California stabbing rampage was a two-hour series of stabbings and robberies in Garden Grove and Santa Ana, in Orange County, California, on August 7, 2019.[1] Four people were killed and two were wounded. The incident ended with the arrest of Zachary Castañeda, a 33-year-old Hispanic man from Garden Grove who had a previous criminal record and was described as a gang member. None of the victims were previously acquainted with him.

Events

The perpetrator attacked people at seven locations in a two hour killing spree.[2][3] The attack began on August 7 at about 4 p.m. when the perpetrator attempted to rob a bakery in Garden Grove.[3][4]

Later, he stabbed two men to death at the apartment complex in Garden Grove where he lived.[5][6] One died at the scene and the other was pronounced dead at a hospital.[4] He then attempted to rob a check-cashing business, an insurance agency, and a Chevron gas station. A woman at the insurance agency was stabbed multiple times, and the nose of the victim at the gas station was almost completely severed. He also stabbed a person to death in the parking lot of a Subway sandwich shop in Santa Ana.[4]

The 33-year-old suspect, Zachary Castañeda, a Hispanic man from Garden Grove, was taken into custody as he emerged from a 7-Eleven convenience shop in Santa Ana, southeast of Los Angeles.[7][8] He dropped a knife along with a handgun that he had taken from a guard as he emerged from the 7-Eleven.[7][5][9]

Lt. Carl Whitney Whitney of the Garden Grove Police Department said "Our suspect was not associated with any of our victims." He also said that the suspect and all of the victims were Hispanic.[4][7][8] Police also stated that the suspect is a known gang member and had previously been convicted of "possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute while armed with an assault weapon" and vehicular theft.[5][10][11][12] On August 9, the suspect was charged with murder, attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon to cause great bodily injury, aggravated mayhem, robbery and burglary, and pleaded not guilty.[13] The suspect was not elegible for bail.[14]

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References

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  11. ↑ Schladebeck, Jessica. "Suspect arrested in deadly California stabbing and robbery spree was documented gang member, convicted felon", New York Daily News. August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
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  13. ↑ Taxin, Amy. "Suspect in deadly SoCal stabbing spree pleads not guilty", Associated Press. The Mercury News. August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
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