Stabbing injures 3 in Antioch; Suspect in custody
ANTIOCH -- Three people were injured -- including a 35-year-old pregnant woman, a 14-year-old and 11-year-old -- and a 37-year-old suspect was in custody after a Saturday afternoon stabbing in Antioch.
Antioch police said their dispatch center began getting numerous calls reporting a disturbance in the 100 block of Wilbur Ave. at around 3:54 p.m.
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Arriving officers spotted a vehicle fleeing the area at a high rate of speed and gave chase. After the vehicle was involved in a collision in Solano County, the suspect, an Antioch resident, was taken into custody.
Meanwhile, other officers had arrived at the scene of the disturbance and discovered the three stabbing victims. All three victims including the 14-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl were transported to local hospitals and two were listed in critical condition.
"This is an isolated incident and there is no active threat to the public," investigators said in an email.
Police did not release the possible relationship between the suspect and the victims.
Anyone with information was asked to contact Detective Gerber at (925)481-8297 or rgerber@antiochca.gov. You may also text an anonymous tip to 274637 (CRIMES) using the keyword ANTIOCH.
