Three individuals have been stabbed in a single day in Santa Barbara as the town celebrates its annual Outdated Spanish Days Fiesta Week.
Law enforcement officials on foot patrol have been flagged down shortly earlier than 12:30 a.m. Friday by an individual who mentioned they noticed a person with a knife within the 500 block of State Road. When officers went to analyze, they discovered three individuals stabbed within the space, together with one one who was mendacity on the bottom.
Police offered emergency assist to the victims till paramedics with the Santa Barbara Fireplace Division arrived on the scene. All three victims have been transported to Cottage Hospital, in response to police, and their medical situation was not instantly clear.
The stabbings occurred as Santa Barbara celebrates its fiesta week from Wednesday to Sunday.
A portion of State Road was blocked off for a number of hours Friday morning as police scoured the world. Police didn’t present an outline of a suspect and the incident stays underneath investigation.
“Based mostly on Santa Barbara Police Division’s preliminary investigation, this incident seems to be remoted and there’s no fast excellent risk to public security,” police mentioned in an announcement.
Anybody with details about the incident is inspired to name police at (805) 882-8900.
