Stabbing Breaks Up Party

Homicide investigators have arrested a person they believe was involving in a double stabbing in Lakeside.

A house party on River View Avenue ended when two people were stabbed around 9:30 p.m. Thursday. One stabbing victim was taken the the hospital and was then released. The other, David Fleming, is hospitalized and listed in critical condition.

Jacob Otto Hume, 22 was taken into custody at about 2:15 a.m. while at the home of a relative in Lakeside. He will be booked on two counts of attempted murder.

"The suspect became unruly. He was asked to leave. There was some type of altercation, some type of physical altercation that resulted in two people being stabbed and the suspect fleeing," Lt. Dennis Brugos said.

 fire station is just a few blocks away, along Winter Gardens Boulevard, so medical responders were able to head out to the scene and help out the victims very quickly.

Anyone with information about this incident should contact the Homicide Detail at (858) 974-2321, after hours at (858)-565-5200 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-TIPS(8477).

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