November 14, 2022

BCSO INVESTIGATING STABBING

On November 11, 2022, around 11:45 P.M. a caller reported a fight to the Butte County Sheriff’s Office dispatch center. The caller explained the fight was occurring in the Durham area near the intersection of Aguas Frias Road and Duncan Road. The caller indicated multiple individuals had been stabbed.
Deputies and medical personnel responded and located a large group of juveniles near a bonfire. Deputies also located a juvenile victim who had been stabbed. The victim was transported to a local hospital where he received treatment and was subsequently released from the hospital.
Deputies conducted an investigation and determined the following: Multiple juveniles were attending a party in an orchard when a fight occurred. During the fight, a juvenile suspect used a knife to stab at least three individuals. Two of the individuals who were stabbed left the location prior to law enforcement arriving.
Over the past two days, deputies conducted follow-up and identified the additional victims and the juvenile suspect who stabbed the victims. The two additional victims received non-life-threatening injuries and are recovering at home. On November 14, detectives worked with the Butte County District Attorney’s Office and obtained an arrest warrant for the juvenile suspect. Based on the fact the suspect is a juvenile, BCSO is not releasing further information about the suspect’s identity.
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