Attack on homeless camp in Tracy leaves one person injured and one person arrested

TRACY, Calif. – A man was arrested after allegedly attacking, stabbing and robbing another man at a homeless encampment in Tracy on Monday, according to the California Highway Patrol.

CHP officials said they were called to a homeless encampment off Interstate 205 around 4:30 p.m. because a 45-year-old homeless man had been attacked. His condition is unknown.

After investigating, CHP officers identified 37-year-old Anthony Joaquin Blancarte, a local homeless man, as a suspect and arrested him on Thursday.

He was booked into the San Joaquin County Jail on suspicion of robbery and attempted murder, officials say.

Officials are asking anyone with information about the incident to call the CHP Valley Division Investigations Unit at 916-731-6400.

Further information is not currently known.

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