Crime & Safety
Candlelight Vigil for Beating-Victim Mikey Partida Saturday Night in Davis
The vigil will take place at 7 p.m. in Central Park on March 16.
A vigil will be held Saturday night for Mikey Partida, 32, who was hospitalized with head trauma after an attack last weekend. The vigil will be held in Central Parkat 7 p.m., and attendees are asked to bring a candle.
Davis Police are investigating as a hate crime. On Thursday, police arrested Clayton Garzon, 19. Witnesses say the suspect repeatedly yelled gay slurs before the beating, which took place outside a party around 3 a.m.
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Here's our prior coverage:
- UPDATE: Suspect Named in Possible Homophobic Hate Crime That Hospitalized Mikey Partida (VIDEO)
- Davis Police Investigating Possible Homophobic Hate Crime; Victim's Supporters Take to Facebook
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