A 20-year-old UC Davis student and a homeless man were killed in the attacks.
A person of interest has been detained in connection with three stabbings — two of which killed a college senior and a homeless man — in Davis, California, police announced Thursday.
Davis police said the person of interest was detained in connection with the two homicides and the attempted homicide and that more information will be provided at a news conference at 5 p.m. ET Thursday.
Volunteers from the Yolo County Search and Rescue Team look for evidence from the stabbing murder of Karim Abou Najm near Sycamore Park in Davis, Calif., May 1, 2023.
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The “brazen” attacks, which all unfolded within one week, left the UC Davis campus and the surrounding college town on edge.
The first attack was on April 27, when David Breaux, a beloved homeless man who was a staple in Davis for over a decade, was stabbed multiple times and killed in the city’s Central Park, according to police. He was found on a park bench where he often slept, police said.
David Breaux, a homeless man who was a staple in Davis, Calif., was stabbed multiple times and killed in the city’s Central Park, April 27, 2023, according to police.
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Two days later, UC Davis senior Karim Abou Najm, a 20-year-old computer science major, was stabbed to death at Davis’ Sycamore Park, according to the university and police.
A portrait of Karim Abou Najm stands amid flowers on the fireplace mantel of his family home in Davis, Calif., May 1, 2023.
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Then, on Monday, a woman was stabbed multiple times through her tent at a transient camp, police said. She survived and was listed in critical but stable condition.
