Joshua Guadalupe Garcia, of Santa Ana, was arrested by Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputies on Saturday
An 18-year-old from California has been arrested for murder after he allegedly stabbed a fellow teen to death.
Joshua Guadalupe Garcia, of Santa Ana, was arrested by Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputies on Saturday, according to a news release from authorities.
Deputies allegedly found a knife while arresting Garcia, but say that “further forensic investigations are required to determine if it was the weapon used in the homicide.”
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Earlier in the day, just past midnight, deputies were dispatched to a neighborhood just north of San Clemente State Beach on reports of a stabbing. Deputies were able to immediately locate a male victim and began lifesaving measures, but the man died sometime after he was rapidly transported to the hospital.
The man had suffered a stab wound to his groin, police say. The relationship between Garcia and the male victim, along with any motive for the attack, remains under investigation according to the sheriff’s department.