Downtown Assault

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Monday night in Santa Barbara was anything but quiet. Several assaults plagued the city from its downtown corridor to the waterfront. It was a very busy night for police.

The first assault happened before 3PM when police found a man suffering from stab wounds to his back in the 900 block of E. Gutierrez Street. The incident prompted nearby Franklin School to go on a temporary lockdown while police searched the area. One person is in custody and it appears this incident may have been gang related.

Over at the intersection of Bath and Haley Streets, several subjects were seen involved in a physical fight that left one person injured just before 8PM. The victim was taken to Cottage Hospital for further evaluation.

Shortly after 9PM, a Latino man was reported with having a head injury stemming from a physical altercation involving an African-American man. It happened by the Bank of America in the 800 block of State Street. Paramedics arrived on scene soon after the call out but were unable to find the victim.

A witness was able to follow the suspect to the Mesa Fuel Depot on Carrillo and Chapala Street where police cornered him and questioned the assailant.

Several police units, along with Harbor Patrol and an AMR ambulance, were dispatched to the Dolphin Fountain at Stearns Wharf around 9:30PM. A man was taken to Cottage Hospital. No further details were provided.

Finally, minutes later, additional police units responded to calls of a possible assault at the intersection of Cabrillo Boulevard and Bath Street. Multiple subjects were seen talking to law enforcement.