Arrest made after woman fatally stabbed at Keyes house party, several others injured
An arrest has been made in connection with a fatal stabbing that happened during a fight at a house party in Keyes last week, deputies said.
The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office said a 16-year-old girl from Los Banos in Merced County was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon. She faces charges of homicide and assault with a deadly weapon.
More persons of interest are being sought in relation to the stabbing, the sheriff's office said. Details on what led to the incident were not being released as the sheriff's office said witness interviews are still being conducted.
Deputies responded to a house party on Jennie Avenue in Keyes shortly before 10:45 p.m. on June 20.
While responding, deputies received information that one person had been stabbed. But at the scene, deputies said they located two women in the street who had been stabbed.
One woman was responsive and later died, deputies said. She was identified on Sunday as 20-year-old Emily Lopez of Keyes. The other woman was alert and conscious and taken to the hospital and is expected to survive.
Deputies said several other people were injured from either being punched, kicked or hit over the head with objects. The Sheriff's Office said they are still investigating the number of victims, but that two of the three known victims were treated at the scene, and one was taken to the hospital.
Others refused treatment.
Several people were detained inside the home where the party was, deputies said. They were all released after they were interviewed.
Detectives are working to identify the suspect in the case.
