Law enforcement is investigating a stabbing of two unhoused men behind a National City fitness center Friday morning, leaving one man dead and the other in critical condition.
The incident took place at about 10 a.m. at a strip mall on North Euclid Avenue, just north of Division Street.
During the fight, one man reportedly pulled out a knife and stabbed the other two, then fled.
The second victim died at the scene, Lt. Antonio Ybarra told reporters. Paramedics took the other man to a hospital where after surgery he was in critical but stable condition.
Four hours later, police arrested Christian Mejia, 29, on suspicion of murder. Ybarra did not offer details of how officers identified him or where they took him into custody.
The identity of the deceased victim is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
– City News Service contributed to this report.
Updated 9:15 p.m. Jan. 12, 2024
