San Diego Police Identify Stabbing Victim
On Sunday in San Diego, a man was stabbed to death in what San Diego police believe to be a gang attack. They have identified the stabbing victim as 24-year-old Francisco Nava.
Originally, the stabbing was reported to police as a shooting. The incident occurred around 2:45pm in Mountain Wood on Olivewood Terrace near Logan Avenue. Police officers arrived at the scene to find a man lying near the sidewalk, according to homicide Lt. Kevin Rooney. The man had stab wounds and was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:15pm.
Detectives say that Nava and his friends were on Olivewood Terrace and were challenged by several members of a gang. One of the gang members confronted Nava and stabbed him, according to witnesses. The stabbing suspect has not been identified.
Public Safety: Man stabbed to death in apparent gang attack, San Diego Union-Tribune, January 12, 2009
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