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Helicopter, police respond to stabbing in Citrus Heights

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By Sara Beth Williams–
Citrus Heights Police officers were dispatched to the 7800 block of Lichen Drive around 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, to follow up on a report of two male individuals involved in a physical altercation. According to police, while officers were in route, dispatch reported that one of the two individuals had been stabbed with a knife.

Both individuals sustained non-life-threatening injuries according to police, and both were transported to the hospital. Later, one individual was taken into custody on charges of assault and booked into the Sacramento County Jail.

Citrus Heights Police Lt. Dave Neher confirmed that a Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office helicopter had been dispatched to canvas the area of Antelope and Lichen to act as a “safeguard” for personnel on the ground. In instances of high priority calls, Neher said helicopters are often dispatched to help monitor situations from the air.

Police did indicate a third subject was suspected to be involved either as a bystander witness or as someone who “tried to intervene,” but that person fled the scene before officers arrived and police did not engage in any pursuit, Neher said.

Several residents on social media described the scene indicating that the gas station parking lot was shut down and taped off with yellow caution tape. Several emergency vehicles were on scene, according to witness accounts. Residents also reported that officers searched a nearby fast-food restaurant in search of a third individual.