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Press release from San Diego County Sheriff's Department:
June 8, 2022
On June 7, 2022, at approximately 11:44 AM, during a physical altercation, an adult male suspect used a knife to stab an adult male victim in the arm. The incident occurred at 9914 Campo Rd. Spring Valley, an unincorporated community of San Diego County. The victim was transported to the hospital where he was admitted for medical treatment. The victim's wounds are considered to be non-life threatening at this time. The suspect fled the scene on foot.
Responding Deputies arrived on scene and started searching for the suspect. During the search for the suspect, a citizen called Sheriff's Dispatch and reported seeing a suspicious person located in the vicinity of his residence.
The description given by the citizen was a close match to the description of the stabbing suspect.
A short time later, deputies contacted the individual matching the suspect's description, who was later identified as Rene Soto (DOB 7/18/1980). Soto was later identified as the suspect involved in the stabbing incident.
Soto was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and was booked into the San Diego County Central Jail. There are no additional suspects being sought at this time. The case is ongoing and additional investigation is being conducted.
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