Oceanside Police says fatal stabbing of former Fallbrook resident "may be gang related"

A spokesman with the Oceanside Police Dept. has said the fatal stabbing of a former Fallbrook resident in the early morning hours of March 4 in Oceanside "may be gang related."

25-year-old Samuel Quintana Zamudio, a former Fallbrook resident who was residing in Oceanside suffered stab wounds to the chest in an incident in the 200 block of Walsh Street shortly before 1 a.m. on Sunday morning, March 4.

Lt. Leonard Mata said that the perpetrator of the crime, who was arrested the next day, is a 17-year-old male. Because the individual is a juvenile, police will not release his identity.

Mata said...