1 Dead, 2 Injured In Fatal Oceanside Stabbing

OCEANSIDE, CA – A teenager died a day after he and two others were stabbed near the San Luis Rey River east of the Oceanside Harbor, prompting police on Monday to release a composite sketch of a man wanted for questioning in connection with the case.

The attack on the trio – two 17-year-old boys and an 18-year-old man – was reported about 1:20 a.m. Saturday in the 400 block of San Luis Rey Drive, according to the Oceanside Police Department.

One of the 17-year-olds was pronounced dead at 1:15 a.m. Sunday at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, said Oceanside police spokesman Tom Bussey. The teen's companions were treated for minor injuries at a hospital. Their names have not been released.

The "person of interest" was described as a white man in his mid-20s, 5 feet 11 inches tall and 160 pounds. He has curly, dark blond hair. He was last seen wearing a gray T-shirt and green or brown cargo pants.

Police declined to reveal the nature of the unidentified man's suspected involvement in the case.

Anyone with information about the incident was asked to contact Det. Erik Ellgard at 760-435-4748 or the police department's anonymous tip line at 760-435-4730.

City News Service contributed to this report.

Image via Oceanside Police Department