Crime & Safety
Man Stabbed To Death After Crash At East County Mobile Home Park
The driver of the vehicle was found unresponsive with a stab wound and pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
EL CAJON, CA — A driver who crashed into a mobile home was stabbed to death in San Diego's East County, authorities said.
Officers responded to multiple reports of a fight at 4:40 a.m. Tuesday at a mobile home park at 244 Shady Lane in El Cajon, according to the El Cajon Police Department.
A 28-year-old resident of unincorporated El Cajon had crashed a vehicle into a mobile home, police said. He was found unresponsive with a stab wound and pronounced dead at the scene.
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No one inside the mobile home was injured in the crash, police said.
Officers identified the suspect as a 26-year-old resident of the mobile home park, according to police. He had a minor head injury from the fight. He was treated and released at a hospital and detained for questioning by investigators.
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The identities of the stabbing victim and the suspect were not released.
Detectives were investigating the crash, fight and stabbing. Anyone with information was asked to contact the department at 619-579-3311 or San Diego County Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
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