Santa Paula Man, 18, Is Stabbed Outside His Home
An 18-year-old Santa Paula man was stabbed in the face and abdomen Sunday afternoon during an argument with another man in front of the victim’s house, authorities said.
Robert Pacheco was treated for minor wounds at Santa Paula Memorial Hospital after the 4 p.m. incident, Santa Paula Police Sgt. Ish Cordero said.
Pacheco was standing in front of his home in the 400 block of 14th Street when a black Honda sedan carrying four men pulled up and one man got out and approached him, Cordero said.
Pacheco and the man argued briefly. Then the attacker pulled out a knife and wounded Pacheco before running back to the car and fleeing, Cordero said. Police do not know the nature of the argument.
No descriptions of the attacker or his companions were given by the victim.
“The victim is being uncooperative,” said Cordero, who believes Pacheco may know his attacker but fear retaliation.
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