SANTA CRUZ – A man was stabbed several times in the upper torso during a gang-related attack at the Metro Center on Pacific Avenue late Wednesday, police reported.
The man told police he was jumped by five Latino men in their early 20s. The attack happened about 9:50 p.m. There was a fight in one of the bus lanes before the call for the stabbing, emergency dispatchers said.
After the stabbing the assailants, who were wearing dark-colored hoodies, yelled gang affiliations and fled on Pacific Avenue, police reported. One had a San Francisco Giants hat on; another wore an Oakland A’s hat. Officers searched downtown and in the Beach Flats area, but no arrests were made.
The man who was stabbed was flown to an out-of-county trauma center for treatment, and was listed as stable Thursday, police reported. Officers planned to interview him Thursday afternoon.
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bh // Mar 15, 2009 at 9:06 am
These types of crimes used to only happen in Watonville and Pajaro and even then it was pretty rare. Now these gang members attack anywhere at anytime. It’s not even safe to walk in Downtown Santa cruz or jsut go to the beach. No wonder so many lifelong locals are leaving Santa Cruz County and moving out of state.
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