One individual died and three others have been injured after a sequence of stabbings in Lengthy Seashore early Monday morning, Oct. 17 with a suspect arrested, authorities stated.
A girl was discovered with a number of stab wounds to her higher physique round 5:30 a.m. within the 1100 block of Atlantic Avenue, stated Brandon Fahey, a spokesman for the Lengthy Seashore Police Division.
She died at a hospital. Her determine had not been launched, pending subsequent of kin notification.
About an hour later, a person was discovered with comparable upper-body stab wounds within the 700 block of Olive Avenue. He was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening accidents.
Simply after 7 a.m., two extra males suffered stab wounds to the higher physique at Ocean Boulevard and Fourth Place. One man was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening accidents, and the opposite was handled on the scene.
At that scene, a person, believed to be homeless, was discovered with a knife was taken into custody, Fahey stated. He was later recognized as Yohance Sharp, 21, of Lengthy Seashore.
Sharp is suspected to be liable for all three assaults although the motive for the stabbings stay beneath investigation. The assaults have been unprovoked and the suspect didn't know any of the victims, police stated.
He was being held on a $2 million bail.
Police requested that anybody with info on the case to name them at 562-570-7244 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS.
Employees author Hunter Lee contributed to this story.