Davis police were responding early Tuesday to reports of a third stabbing since Thursday and were asking residents to shelter in place while they search for a suspect seen running from the area near Second and L streets in the city’s downtown.
An emergency alert from police sent out just before 1 a.m. said officers “have responded to reports of a stabbing and are looking for the suspect described as an unknown race male wearing all dark clothing, possibly a blue shirt, jeans carrying a black backpack and black Adidas with stripes.” “The suspect was last seen running westbound on 3rd Street,” police said, adding that further details would be released when available.
No details on the condition of the stabbing victim were released, but two other men have been fatally stabbed by an unknown suspect since Thursday, rattling the community and sparking UC Davis officials to offer expanded ride services to students leaving campus or heading to classes at night.
The first stabbing occurred Thursday at Central Park in downtown Davis and resulted in the death of David Henry Breaux, 50, who was known as the city’s “Compassion Guy” and was a regular at the park. The second stabbing was reported about 9 p.m. Saturday at Sycamore Park near sycamore Lane and Colby Drive, where police found a 20-year-old Davis student, Karim Abou Najm, dead at the scene.
