Crime & Safety
Fight Between Brothers Turns Violent
The 19-year-old from Lemon Grove stabbed his older sibling, authorities said.
A 19-year-old Lemon Grove man stabbed his older brother in the chest during at a fight at their home early today, then fled, authorities said.
Deputies were called to break up a fight in the 2000 block of El Prado Avenue just after 1 a.m., according to San Diego County sheriff's Lt. Clayton Lisk. Once there, they learned that Daniel Flores Griner, 19, stabbed his 26- year-old brother, Freddy, in the chest, he said, adding that that the brothers were fighting for unknown reasons.
Paramedics took the victim to Scripps Mercy Hospital. The lieutenant described the injury as non-life threatening.
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A search for the suspect was underway, Lisk said.
-- City News Service
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