Authorities in California on Thursday announced an arrest of a former University of California, Davis student accused in a string of stabbings that left two people dead and another injured over the past week, crimes that shook the small college town.
The Davis Police Department said 15 tipsters on Wednesday reported seeing a person who match the description of the suspect provided by authorities. One caller said they were following the suspect, who was eventually stopped by patrol officers.Â
“It appeared he had physical evidence on him that might be part of the investigation,” Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel said during a news conference.
After several hours of questioning, the suspect, identified as 21-year-old Carlos Dominguez, a Davis resident, was arrested for possessing a large “hunting style” knife he was found with and later arrested again Thursday on suspicion of two counts of murder and one attempted murder count, Pytel said.Â
Pytel described Dominguez as a serial killer. He is expected to be arraigned on Monday.Â
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Dominguez attended the University of California, Davis, until last week. He was in his third year at the school until April 25 when he was separated because of academic reasons, the university said.Â
“We are partnering with law enforcement to provide access to any and all information as part of the investigation,” a school statement said. “We are providing support to any students who may have interacted with him. As we learn more and are able to provide updates that do not interfere with the ongoing investigation, we will do so.”
At the time of his arrest, Dominguez was found in the area where the second attack occurred and was wearing the same clothes described by witnesses as the third attack, authorities said. There’s no indication Dominguez knew any of the victims, police said.Â
The arrest came after the series of attacks that…
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