Child stabbed by neighbor at Rancho Cordova apartment complex, authorities say
RANCHO CORDOVA — Authorities have arrested a suspect accused of stabbing a 7-year-old neighbor at a Rancho Cordova apartment complex on Tuesday night.
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office had a big scene set up at The Redwoods apartment complex along La Loma Drive in an attempt to get the barricaded suspect to surrender.
The victim was a child, a girl, who is expected to survive. The sheriff's office said it is believed the stabbing happened at around 7:15 p.m. at a park near the complex.
Investigators had the surrounding units evacuated for several hours leading into Wednesday morning. The suspect was spotted inside the apartment armed with a knife.
Deputies deployed a less-lethal bean bag weapon just after 5 a.m. Wednesday against the suspect and took him into custody.
It's still unclear what led up to the incident.
The suspect has since been identified as Angelo Inocencio Bagnas, 27. Bagnas was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail late Wednesday afternoon and faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon and resisting a peace officer.
Bagnas is expected to appear in court on Thursday, April 12, 2024.