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Police Respond to 2 Stabbing Incidents in Anaheim

News video showed police officers and Anaheim Fire Department personnel attending to a man lying face-down on a blood-spattered sidewalk.

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A male victim was found in the 1100 block of West Ball Road, according to Anaheim police Sgt. Daron Wyatt. Responding officers discovered the man actually was suffering from a stab wound. A female victim was found nearby in the 1200 block of South Walnut Street, he said.

“We’re trying to figure out if this is one crime with two victims or two separate crimes”, Wyatt said. Both were taken to UCI Medical Center in critical condition.

The police have released a description of the suspect.He is believed to be an Hispanic man in his 30s and wearing jeans and a hooded sweatshirt. NBC4 LA interviewed one guest who had just returned from dinner and stumbled into the police investigation in front of his hotel.

The current report is that at least one victim was stabbed.

A 32-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman were critically wounded in Thursday night’s stabbings, which occurred within a block from each other, leading Anaheim Police to believe the incidents are related.

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