Police in Albuquerque arrested a person suspected of stabbing 11 individuals as he rode a bicycle across the metropolis over the weekend, leaving two victims critically injured, authorities stated.
He was recognized as 42-year-old Tobias Gutierrez and booked into jail in a single day on prices of aggravated battery with a lethal weapon, police in New Mexico’s largest metropolis stated in an announcement Monday.
Police spokesman Gilbert Gallegos informed TV station KRQE that the stabbings “seem like random … There doesn’t appear to be any rhyme or cause at this level.”
Officers responded to a report of a stabbing downtown round 11.15am Sunday. A person suffered a laceration to his hand and was handled at an area hospital, the Albuquerque police division stated in an announcement. Police stated the suspect rode a motorbike and was armed with a big knife.
About two miles east, close to the College of New Mexico, police acquired one other name about an individual who was stabbed within the arm. The sufferer was taken to the hospital, police stated.
A 3rd stabbing occurred in entrance of an condominium constructing round 1pm, police stated, and a fourth incident was reported close by during which a person was stabbed within the neck.
Police stated one other name got here a couple of suspect trying to stab prospects at a comfort retailer. Officers arrived and located “a number of stabbing victims”, the assertion stated. Extra calls got here in about two extra stabbings.
The victims have been taken to a number of hospitals and are all in secure situation. Two victims have been critically injured and a few have been handled and launched, police stated.
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