3 Suspects Sought In Stabbing Of Boy In El Verano: Cops

SONOMA VALLEY, CA — Detectives with the Sonoma County Sheriff's Violent Crimes Unit are investigating the stabbing of a 17-year-old boy in El Verano. Deputies were dispatched at 3:45 p.m. Monday to Sonoma Valley Hospital where the teen was being treated for stab wounds, sheriff's officials said in a news release.

The boy told deputies he was walking toward Caselli's Market and when he got to the intersection of Railroad and El Verano avenues, three males in a gray car similar to a Nissan Cube or a Toyota Scion asked him if he was in a gang, then started yelling "gang-style" sayings at him before he could respond.

They drove off and the boy kept walking. Once the boy reached the 19000 block of Bay Street, the same car quickly pulled up and the right-front passenger got out and started fighting with the boy, sheriff's officials said.

As the victim went to the ground, the driver and rear-seat passenger started hitting him in the torso with knives, authorities said.

The suspects reportedly took $5 from the boy, then got back into their car and left.

Sheriff's officials said the boy was able to walk home in order to get help from his family.

The victim was treated and released from Sonoma Valley Hospital and was expected to make a full recovery, authorities said.

Detectives have since spoken with the victim and are looking for the suspects. One suspect was described as a skinny while man in his 20s. Another was described as a light-skinned Hispanic man in his late teens whose hair was in a ponytail. The third suspect was described as a Hispanic with a medium build who appeared to be in his 20s.

Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to call Sheriff’s Investigations at 707-565-2185.