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Detectives looking for man responsible for fatal stabbing on South Coast

Man fatally stabbed in early morning Sunday confrontation in Santa Barbara.
Santa Barbara Police
Man fatally stabbed in early morning Sunday confrontation in Santa Barbara.

Attack occured during confrontation in Santa Barbara

Detectives are looking for the man responsible for a fatal stabbing on the South Coast.

It happened at around 2 a.m. Sunday, on the 300 block of North Milpas Street in Santa Barbara.

Investigators say there was a confrontation which led to the stabbing of a man. He later died at a hospital.

The attacker fled the scene before police arrived. The identity of the victim hasn't been released.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.