21-year-old man arrested for deadly, 'unprovoked' stabbing spree in Long Beach
One person was killed and three others wounded in multiple stabbings Monday, according to the Long Beach Police Department.
Police were first called to the 1100 block of Atlantic Avenue at around 5:30 a.m. after receiving reports of a stabbing. There, they found a woman suffering from multiple stab wounds to the upper body. She was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was later pronounced dead.
The woman was later identified as 62-year-old Tina Hook. She was a Long Beach resident.
The suspect in all three stabbings, Yohance Sharp, 21, was booked for one count of murder and is currently being held on a $2,000,000 bail. Police believe that all of the attacks were unprovoked.
After investigations, Long Beach PD determined that Sharp was responsible for two other incidents that occurred on Saturday Oct. 15.
Sharp allegedly threatened a man with a knife near the 600 block of East Anaheim Street and later stabbed a woman near the 700 block of Anaheim Street, according to Long Beach PD. The woman suffered non-life threatening injuries from that stabbing.
Again, at around 6:30 a.m., police were dispatched following a separate report of a stabbing in the 700 block of Olive Avenue, where they found a man with multiple stab wounds to the upper torso. He was reportedly on his way to work when the incident occurred. He was taken to a hospital with injuries considered to be non-life-threatening.
Nearly 30 minutes later at around 7:05 a.m., police responded to yet another reported stabbing near Ocean Avenue and 4th Place, where they found two men suffering from stab wounds to the upper body. One of them was hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries, while the other was treated at the scene.
Social media video showed the man chasing another with a knife in the sand at Alamitos Beach.
Long Beach police arrested a suspect near the third stabbing scene, a man in possession of a knife.
"The suspect is believed to be a person experiencing homelessness," police said. They indicated that surveillance footage shows him looking for victims.