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Stabbing downtown Santa Cruz leaves one person in the hospital; Santa Cruz Police

By Jeanette Bent

Published November 14, 2024 12:50 PM

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) -- Santa Cruz Police confirmed Thursday that an altercation between two men Wednesday night resulted in a stabbing that left one person in the hospital's trauma center.

They said that after a homeless person approached a man and woman, and then started to make advances towards the woman, a small brawl broke out with a couple more people joining in.

At one point, police say that one of men pulled out a knife and stabbed another man four to five times. The stabbing victim was then taken to the hopital.

There are no charges or arrests at this time.

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Jeanette Bent

I’ve been an international professional writer and performer for over 25 years. With a background in journalism, creative writing, dance and aerial, I find the intersection between all of these skills lands itself somewhere under the term “storytelling.”