Stun Gun Subdues California Stabbing Suspect

A man was stabbed to death outside of his Oakland, California apartment by a former partner, who resides in Alameda. The men had not lived together for at least two years and rarely saw each other or interacted.

The accused became angry and broke into the other man’s apartment in the Diamond District at about 11:45 a.m. The source of the conflict is unknown. Once inside the apartment the accused attacked his former partner with a knife, leading to a raucous fight that tumbled out into the street outside.

People witnessing the fight flagged down a passing police officer in the hopes of breaking up the fight. The stabbing occurred just as the police officer arrived. He was, unfortunately, unable to stop the stabbing.

The police officer was eventually able to subdue the attacker, a 33 year old man, but the man who was stabbed succumbed to his injuries.

The attacker had many cuts on his hands but still lost control when the paramedics tried to treat his wounds. He became so unruly that the police officer used a stun gun to subdue him. Both men were then taken to a local hospital. The attacker was arrested on suspicion of murder.

This stabbing is the hundred and second homicide reported in Oakland this year. In comparison, at this point last year Oakland had reported 117 stabbing episodes.

Considering the agitated state of the attacker, it is lucky that the police officer had a stun gun to subdue him before he was able to injure anyone else.