Ukiah Teen’s Alleged Stabbing of Other Teen Suspected to Be Gang-Related, Authorities Say
UKIAH, CA — Mendocino County authorities have reportedly arrested a juvenile suspect for the alleged attempted murder of another juvenile.
According to a press release by the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded on the evening of Tuesday, April 7, to a report of a stabbing on the 300 block of Brush Street.
At the scene, deputies reportedly located a 15-year-old juvenile who had sustained multiple lacerations and puncture wounds, consistent with injuries from a sharp object.
The victim told deputies that he had been stabbed several times by an individual in a red shirt who had fled prior to the deputies’ arrival, according to the sheriff’s office.
Medical personnel responded to the scene to provide treatment, but the victim’s injuries were so severe that the victim had to be airlifted to a trauma center in a neighboring county, authorities said.
The suspect in the attack was described as a male standing approximately 5-foot-8 and wearing a red shirt and black jeans, last seen running toward North Orchard Avenue.
Deputies responded to that area, and ultimately located a suspect matching this description on the 500 block of Ford Street. Deputies detained the suspect without incident, identifying him as a 16-year-old juvenile.
The juvenile suspect was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and booked into the Mendocino County Juvenile hall, the sheriff’s office said.
Investigators reportedly believe that they attack may have been gang-related. The investigation is ongoing.
