Crime & Safety
1 Injured, 1 Arrested In Pacifica Stabbing: Police
Police allege a 19-year-old suspect stabbed a 19-year-old victim multiple times early Tuesday morning in Pacifica.
PACIFICA, CA — A young man arrested Tuesday in Pacifica faces an attempted murder charge after police allege he stabbed someone multiple times.
In a news release, officials said a resident called 911 a few minutes after 2:30 a.m. to request police without providing further details. Officers arrived at a home on Rosita Road and determined a stabbing had taken place. Police said they took a suspect into custody and began administering first aid to the victim, and secured the scene with help from colleagues from Daly City and South San Francisco.
Medics arrived at the scene and took a 19-year-old Pacifica resident to the hospital to receive treatment for multiple stab wounds. Police said the victim was expected to survive.
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Authorities identified the suspect as Alejandro Acosta Ortegon, 19, of Pacifica. He was booked into the Main Jail on suspicion of attempted murder.
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