Authorities arrested a 21-year-old former UC Davis student in connection with three stabbings that rattled the college town. He was in his third year until two days before the first stabbing, but was separated from the university for academic reasons.
people, about 70 miles northeast of San Francisco. No homicides have been reported in Davis since 2019.The city had added security patrols around parks and evening classes at UC Davis went remote, as residents and students were encouraged to avoid traveling alone once the sun set.
Police first brought in Dominguez on Wednesday afternoon after 15 people reported seeing a person that matched the suspected stabber’s description, Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel said at a Thursday news conference. He was wearing clothes that matched descriptions of the suspect and was in the same park where the second stabbing had occurred, callers told the police. One caller said they were following the potential suspect while on the phone, which was how authorities eventually found and arrested Dominguez.
Police first charged Dominguez for possessing a “hunting-style” large knife, Pytel said. After interviews and additional investigations, police charged Dominguez for the stabbings. Pytel added that he classified Dominguez as a serial killer. Since the first stabbing, Pytel said law enforcement received hundreds of tips.“He was out wandering a neighborhood where the second homicide had occurred,” Pytel said. “He had a large knife in a backpack, wearing the same clothes from the third stabbing.
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