Crime & Safety
Teen Stabbed Siblings While On Drugs At Sarasota Home: Sheriff
A 16-year-old boy suspected of being on drugs stabbed his older siblings at their Sarasota home, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office said.
SARASOTA, FL — A 16-year-old boy faces charges after stabbing his older siblings with a knife Monday morning at their Sarasota home, a media relations specialist with the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office told Patch.
The teen, suspected of being on drugs, attacked his 21-year-old sister and 25-year-old stepbrother around 5:30 a.m. at 4713 E. Trails Drive, the agency said.
The victims were brought to the hospital with multiple stab wounds. SCSO doesn’t know the status of their injuries as of Tuesday.
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The boy faces two counts of committing a homicide act that could cause death (domestic,) a felony, the sheriff’s office said.
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