VISTA, Calif. (KGTV) – A woman was allegedly stabbed and carjacked in a Vista parking lot by a 15-year-old boy, who was arrested by sheriff's deputies following a brief chase.
According to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, the incident was happened just before 10:30 p.m. Sunday in a parking lot on Civic Center Drive.
Deputies arrived to find a woman with at least one stab wound to her chest after her car was stolen. The victim, who provided deputies with a description of the assailant, was taken to the hospital for treatment and was expected to be OK, sheriff’s officials said.
A short time later, deputies spotted the stolen vehicle on eastbound state Route 76 and attempted to pull the driver over, but the car sped away.
With deputies in pursuit, the car eventually crashed into a center divider near Holly Lane.
The driver tried to flee from the wrecked vehicle but was stopped by a sheriff’s K-9 and taken into custody by deputies.
According to sheriff's officials, "The 15-year-old suspect was arrested on numerous charges, including attempted murder, carjacking and felony evading. He was booked into Juvenile Hall. Because the suspect is a minor, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department cannot release any further information at this time."
