Man stabbed in the head with screwdriver during large brawl in Sacramento County
NORTH HIGHLANDS – A man has been hospitalized after being stabbed in the head with a screwdriver during a brawl outside a Sacramento County events center late Wednesday night.
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office says deputies responded to the scene outside the Flamingo Palace Banquet Hall along Watt Avenue around 11:45 p.m. after getting several calls about a large group of men fighting.
Deputies say they got reports that up to 70 men were involved in the fight.
Another caller also reported that their family member had apparently been stabbed in the head with a screwdriver.
First responders found the victim at the scene and life-saving measures were started. He was soon rushed to the hospital and deputies say he's expected to survive.
Investigators believe the victim and suspect knew each other, but no other details about the suspect have been released.
Exactly what led up to the large fight is also unclear.
