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Oceanside Stabbing Victim Identified And Suspect Arrested

Oceanside Police have identified Monday night's stabbing victim of the incident that occurred near Martin Luther King Jr. Park.

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Oceanside Police have identified the stabbing victim from Monday night as 16-year-old Justin Ferguson.
Oceanside Police have identified the stabbing victim from Monday night as 16-year-old Justin Ferguson. (Kristin Borden/Patch)

OCEANSIDE, CA – Oceanside police have identified the 16-year-old boy who died Tuesday after being stabbed in the chest near Martin Luther King Jr. Park.

Justin Ferguson of Oceanside was declared dead at Tri-City Medical Center just after 11 p.m. after being stabbed in a parking lot at Mesa Drive and Cinnamon Way on Tuesday, the Oceanside Police Department said in a statement.

On Wednesday, investigators identified and arrested a male juvenile suspect wanted in connection to the murder.

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This investigation is active and ongoing. Oceanside Police Department Crimes of Violence Detectives ask that if you have any information to provide regarding this incident, you please contact Detective VandenBerg at (760) 435-4237 or email jvandenberg@oceansideca.org.

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