64-Year-Old Woman Stabbed Repeatedly In Davis Receives $40K Donations

DAVIS, CA — The series of deadly stabbings that sparked fear in Davis during recent weeks has shone a light on the city's homelessness issue, with community members donating tens of thousands of dollars to support unhoused residents as a whole, as well as the only person who survived the attacks.

Kimberlee Guillory, 64, was repeatedly stabbed Monday through her tent in a transient camp at 2nd and L streets, police have said. She remained in critical condition several days after the assault, having suffered blood loss and a punctured kidney, according to a GoFundMe created to support her recovery and help her find a permanent residence.

Guillory has a disability, relies on Social Security, and, until recently, was caring for her daughter, who died of pancreatic cancer at 33, the fundraiser said. While awaiting low-income housing, Guillory was forced to camp outside instead of going to a shelter because she has a dog, Toby.

“During the attack, Kimberlee’s screams for help alerted her neighbors, who sprang into action and scared the killer off before he could continue stabbing her, saving Kimberlee’s life,” the GoFundMe said. “Kimberlee has become a beloved member of the community, and we want to show her that she is not alone in this fight.”

As of Sunday afternoon, nearly $40,000 had been donated to assist Guillory. A separate GoFundMe to provide safety and self-defense resources to the broader unhoused community in Davis had received more than $14,000 in contributions to pay for tarps, lanterns, first-aid supplies and emergency shelter.

“Two of the three victims of these stabbings have been unhoused people,” the fundraiser said. “This highlights an existing tragic societal failure: Unhoused people are incredibly vulnerable to violence, and provided with little to no means of protecting themselves.”

David Breaux, a 50-year-old self-described “street therapist” known for his ongoing project collecting people’s definitions of compassion, was killed April 27 in Central Park, according to police. Karim Abou Najm, a 20-year-old University of California, Davis student, was fatally stabbed two days later in Sycamore Park, police said.

Najm was six weeks from completing a bachelor’s degree in computer science with honors, and an endowment to provide stipends for undergraduate student research has been established at the school in his name, according to the university.

Charged in the stabbings is 21-year-old Carlos Dominguez, a former third-year UC Davis student who was separated from the university for academic reasons two days before the first attack and was stopped by police Wednesday in the area of Sycamore Park, authorities have said. Dominguez is charged with two counts of homicide and one count of attempted murder, according to police.