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Police: 3 Dead, 1 Injured In Central Texas Stabbings

SAN SABA, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A 22-year-old man fatally stabbed three people in a small central Texas city before leading police on a car chase early Friday, police said.

A 13-year-old girl, a 62-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman were killed in the stabbings. An 18-year-old woman was injured.

Sgt. Bryan Washko of the Texas Department of Public Safety said the suspect fled in a car belonging to one of the stabbing victims.

The suspect — who has not yet been identified — was arrested in the city of Goldthwaite after crashing the car into a senior citizen center. No one was injured in the crash.

Washko said a motive for the stabbings isn't known at this time.

(© Copyright 2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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