A San Diego police cruiser
A San Diego police cruiser. Photo by Chris Stone

Two people were stabbed during a fight Monday evening at a city park in the Lincoln Park area of southeast San Diego and one victim later died at a hospital.

Officers responded at 6:45 p.m. to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon and men fighting at Kennedy Neighborhood Park, according to Officer John Buttle of the San Diego Police Department.

The two victims were dropped off at a hospital in East County and one victim later died from his injuries, NBC7 reported.

Between eight and 20 people went to the park to continue a fight that had started a nearby taco shop, police said.

A detailed description of the suspect or suspects was not immediately available.

The ages and names of the victims were not disclosed.

— City News Service

Chris Jennewein is founder and senior editor of Times of San Diego.