News reports indicate that there has been a stabbing incident near the Disneyland Resort. The event did not occur inside the parks. Currently the Anaheim Police Department announced that Eastbound Ball Rd from West St to just past Walnut is closed until further notice due to police activity.
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The current report is that at least one victim was stabbed.
UPDATE 9:33 PM PT:
The victims were one man and one woman who were transported to local hospitals in critical condition. The stabbings were two separate incidents reported at 7:59 p.m. and 8:01 p.m. in the 1100 block of Ball Road and the 1200 block of Walnut Street.
UPDATE 10:32 PM PT:
The police have released a description of the suspect.He is believed to be an Hispanic man in his 30s and wearing jeans and a hooded sweatshirt. The police have reiterated that the Disneyland Resort is safe and has no connection to the stabbings.
UPDATE 7:41 AM PT:
Anaheim Police have issued the following press release regarding the incident:
Police Officers responded to two stabbing calls within a block of each other and within two minutes late Thursday evening. The first call was received at 7:59 pm reporting a male on the sidewalk in the 1100 block of W. Ball Rd suffering from a possible gunshot wound. At 8:01 pm a second call was received of a female suffering from a stab wound in front of the Holiday Inn in the 1200 block of S. Walnut St. When officers arrived they found a 32 year old male on the sidewalk in the 1100 block of W. Ball who had been stabbed, not shot. A 30 year old female who had also been stabbed was found in front of the Holiday Inn. Both were transported to a local hospital in critical condition and their prognosis is not known at this time.
Preliminary reports indicated both victims were stabbed by the same suspect, but it is not yet known if the victims were together or the attacks were separate crimes. The suspect was described as a male Hispanic, 20-30 years old, 220-240 pounds, wearing jeans and a hoodie. While the incident occurred near the Disneyland Resort there is absolutely no link to the resort and the resort was not impacted in anyway.
Detectives are on scene continuing the investigation. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 855-TIP-OCCS or by email towww.occrimestoppers.org.
We will update this story as we receive more information.