Crime & Safety

Petaluma Police Arrest 19-Year-Old In Fatal Stabbing Sunday

Officers arrested Petaluma resident Christopher Hopkins at the scene on suspicion of murder.

August 22, 2022

Petaluma police arrested a 19-year-old man they believe stabbed another man to death Sunday morning at a home on the 400 block of Arcadia Drive.

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Officers were called at 9:31 a.m. to check the welfare of an area resident.

According to a statement, "officers received information that one of the residence's occupants sustained a stab wound and was injured inside. Officers entered the residence and located a deceased adult male with numerous stab wounds."

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