'I feel like a human again': Davis community unites to protect homeless from suspected serial killer
The Davis community is breathing a little easier this weekend, now that suspected serial killer Carlos Dominguez is off the streets.
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The Davis community is breathing a little easier this weekend, now that suspected serial killer Carlos Dominguez is off the streets.
Hundreds of family members, friends and UC Davis students spilled out of the International Center on Friday for a celebration of life ceremony honoring slain classmate Karim Abou Najm.
Carlos Dominguez was arraigned on two murder charges on Friday, both charges with special circumstances that would make the case – if he is convicted – eligible for life without parole or the death penalty.
Hundreds of family members, friends and UC Davis students spilled out of the International Center on Friday for a celebration of life ceremony honoring slain classmate Karim Abou Najm.
The UC Davis student was one of the two victims killed in the recent series of stabbings.
Carlos Dominguez was arraigned in court on Friday.
Dominguez is scheduled to appear in court Friday.
Up until just last week, a 21-year-old went from studying biology with the hopes of becoming a doctor to being a suspected serial killer.
Peace that once defined the tight-knit, college town of Davis is finally restored after a week of fear.
The stabbings left two people dead, a woman critically hurt, and the Davis community paralyzed in fear for a suspected serial killer.
The 21-year-old had only failed out of UC Davis just days before his first alleged attack.
Carlos Dominguez had failed out of the school just days before his first alleged attack.
Police announced they had arrested the suspect in three recent stabbings, two of them fatal.
On Thursday, Davis police announced the arrest of suspected serial killer 21-year-old Carlos Domingues of Davis. He is being charged with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.
A tip from life-long Davis resident Carter Carlson helped police find what could be their needle in a haystack.
All three stabbings happened at night, and business leaders say they want to brighten up the downtown area. But not everyone's convinced that more light will actually cut back on crime.
A person of interest has been detained as investigators work to make an arrest after a string of stabbings gripped the city of Davis.
The person of interest has black, curly hair and was wearing black track pants similar to those worn by the suspected killer, Davis police say. He was detained one block away from where a 20-year-old UC Davis student was stabbed to death Saturday.
A person of interest in the Davis stabbings has been detained. Police say he matches the description of the killer, including wearing the same track pants. He was taken to the police department headquarters for questioning.
Davis police have detained a person of interest in the series of stabbings that have left the city on edge. That person was taken into custody at Colby Drive and Pine Lane, then taken back to the police station for questioning.
There is one theme to all the attacks: they were brutal and brazen. There are now extra patrols and extra detectives combing the city of Davis in response to the stabbing attacks.
The Davis City Council took the unprecedented step of changing their regularly scheduled meeting and taking all planned agenda items off the table to dedicate the entire meeting to discussing the recent stabbings.
Three stabbings in less than a week in the city of Davis is a crime spree that's unprecedented. Citywide, the stabbings have been felt by many.
The FBI's definition of serial murder is the unlawful killing of two or more people. In the case of a recent string of deaths in Davis, there were three stabbing victims—two who were killed—in five days.
After three stabbings in five days, a sense of safety feels broken in Davis.
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