A Los Angeles area grandmother and her dog were stabbed to death on Thursday by an attacker who was knocked out by a passerby with a stone, officials said.
The woman, identified as Jeanne Edgar, 66, and her dog were killed near a San Dimas park by a man who looked in his 20s, officials said. Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies responded to the chaotic scene at around 1:30 pm, amid reports of an attack.
“The call indicated that a woman was screaming and then was updated to indicate that a woman was being stabbed,” the department said.
A woman and her dog were stabbed to death on Thursday by a man near Lone Hill Park in San Dimas, California, officials said.
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Police officers found the woman with multiple stab wounds and she was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. The dog was lying next to her and was also declared dead.
Witnesses said the alleged attacker was shouting that he was going to kill someone. He went after a man in his 30s who ran away from him, officials said. The suspect then turned his attention to the woman walking the dog.
“The suspect grabbed the victim’s dog by the collar and pulled it out of his hands, officials said.” The suspect stabbed the dog and then the victim.
The man who fled the suspect spotted the attack on the woman and used a stone to knock him unconscious.
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“He, at that moment, got out of his vehicle, found a stone, threw the stone, hit the suspect in the face, knocked him out and soon after that the authorities arrived,” a witness told KCBS-TV.
The suspect, identified by the media as Ricardo Saldivar, was taken into custody. He was taken to a hospital for head injuries. He is being held on a $ 2 million bond. The reason for the attack has not been determined.