The teen was stabbed during a fight after a football game, police said.
A look at some of this week's police, fire and courtroom stories from across San Diego County.
Vincent Abbate has been employed by the Carlsbad Police Department since August 2022, according to the San Diego Police Department.
The crash left another driver dead and seriously injured her passenger, according to the CHP.
Eliot Rauk, 33, will be booked on suspicion of multiple charges, including making terrorist threats and unlawfully brandishing a weapon.
Patrick Doherty of Oceanside was booked into Vista Jail on suspicion of multiple charges, including attempted murder of a police officer.
Witnesses told the CHP that three vehicles crashed.
Occupants aboard a 22-foot Striper boat called 911 and said they were taking on water, according to the Oceanside Fire Department.
The boy was booked into juvenile hall on assault and weapon charges.
A suspected felon was jailed after allegedly fleeing from deputies in Vista and being caught carrying a ghost gun, authorities reported.
Paramedics took the victim to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Sheriff's homicide detectives were investigating the death.
The cause of the accident was under investigation.
The crash was reported on Olive Avenue at North Melrose Drive, according to the San Diego Sheriff's Department.
Two 16-year-olds were booked into juvenile hall. An 18-year-old was arrested on suspicion of robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and more.
The boy was booked into juvenile hall on suspicion of carjacking, felony evasion of police and attempted murder.
The intoxicated driver survived but a 65-year-old man and a 59-year-old woman died, according to police.
Daniel Dasko was arrested last year after authorities said he worked with two people to solicit child pornography from minor victims.
An officer opened fire on the teen in a dirt lot next to the intersection of Carlsbad Boulevard and Palomar Airport Road, police said.
A 53-year-old man was found dead near a makeshift encampment alongside state Route 78 in Vista.
The Sean Nava and Stephen Linen Memorial DUI Checkpoint will be held in memory of two officers who were killed in Carlsbad and Encinitas.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
The 19-year-old man was killed last weekend in a freeway car crash in Oceanside.
A North County woman was arrested on suspicion of sending a drug-laced letter to a San Diego County jail.
Paramedics rushed the teenager to a hospital, where he was expected to survive his injuries, said San Diego police Lt. Jud Campbell.
The suspect, who is not being identified because of his age, was booked into East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility.
Police said the incident likely started with road rage on Interstate 5 and escalated to an altercation in a retail parking lot.
Jheran Beverson, 24, was found guilty by a Vista jury earlier this year for the Aug. 7, 2021, shooting death of 52-year-old Shannon Betz.
The 16-month-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene.