One person is in custody after several people were stabbed Thursday night in Huntington Beach, leaving two dead and three others injured, according to authorities and news reports.
Police received reports of an assault with a deadly weapon near the intersection of 16th Street and Pecan Avenue around 11:15 p.m., the Huntington Beach Police Department said in a news release. When police arrived at the scene, they found several people with significant injuries.
Two people died from their injuries and three others were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Witnesses told news station KTLA-TV that a group of people were watching the fireworks from the street when a man drove up in a car, got out and began stabbing people on the sidewalk. Two bystanders tackled the man and held him down until police arrived, witnesses told the news station.
Police say one person is in custody, but it is unclear whether he is a suspect. There are no further details about the victims or the circumstances of the stabbing.
The major crimes unit is investigating the incident. Huntington Beach police said they believe the stabbings were an isolated incident.
