5 Stabbed At RivCo Sober Living Home: Cops

RIVERSIDE, CA — Five people were stabbed early Monday at a sober living home in Riverside, leaving one man in critical condition and one in police custody, according to Riverside police and reports from the scene.

Shortly before 4 a.m., a stabbing was reported in the 3800 block of Fourth Street, near Fairmont Boulevard in downtown Riverside, according to Riverside Police Department Officer Ryan Railsback.

Multiple media outlets have identified the home as the Elmer Day Sober Living community where the attack took place. Railsback confirmed the suspect was a resident at the home who is believed to have stabbed five housemates.

All five victims were taken from the scene in ambulances. One was in critical condition, Railsback said.

The suspect remained barricaded, with a special enforcement team outside, for about two hours before being taken into custody, Railsback said. The alleged attacker was "covered head to toe in blood when arrested," Key News Network reported from the scene.

The suspect was also taken to a hospital. A motive for the attack was not immediately known. Railsback stated that the suspect's name and charges would not be released until after he is released from the hospital and booked.

It was unclear what led to the attack, and robbery-homicide detectives are investigating the incident.