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Three arrested following stabbings that left one dead and two injured in Santa Barbara

David von Diemar
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Unsplash

The attacks come during Fiesta weekend.

Detectives are still trying to sort out the circumstances surrounding stabbings that left one man dead and two seriously injured in Santa Barbara over Fiesta weekend.

The attacks occurred at around 12:30 a.m. Friday on the 500 block of State Street. Police were called to the scene by reports of a stabbing and found the three injured men. One later died at a hospital. Their names have not been released.

Downtown Santa Barbara is often busy during Fiesta. However, when the attacks occurred, the crowds had started to thin.

Three men have been arrested in connection with the attacks. Officials haven’t released any further details.

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.