One man killed, another injured in stabbings in Costa Mesa – Orange County Register

COSTA MESA – Police were searching Wednesday for a suspect in connection with the fatal stabbing of a man and the wounding of another victim in Costa Mesa.

On Tuesday around 11 p.m., officers responded to a stabbing in the 1700 block of Placentia Avenue. A 22-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities did not immediately release the victim’s name.

While investigating the fatal stabbing, police found a 19-year-old man who had previously been attacked at Placentia Avenue and Shalimar Drive. The second victim, who was taken to a hospital by family members, is believed to have been attacked by the same suspect.

The police suspect a connection between the attacks and gang crime.

Anyone with information that may be helpful to police is asked to call Detective Ramon Hernandez at 714-754-5097.