15-year-old arrested after teen killed in stabbing near Hanford Mall, police say

HANFORD, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A 15-year-old lad was arrested aft a teen was stabbed from down and died extracurricular the Hanford Mall Saturday, the Hanford Police Department announced.

According to police, astir 5:30 p.m. they responded to the Hanford Mall adjacent Kohl's aft receiving aggregate calls of a idiosyncratic who was stabbed and appeared unresponsive. Juveniles were reported to person besides fled the scene.

Responding officers reported a 17-year-old connected the walkway extracurricular of Kohl's with what appeared to beryllium a stab coiled to his neck. Officers attempted to render aid, but the unfortunate was pronounced dormant by EMS.

Hanford constabulary accidental they yet located a radical of males fleeing northbound from the Hanford Mall parking batch and aboriginal walking adjacent the Kings County Superior Court. Kings County deputies assisted officers successful detaining the group.

Detectives obtained video footage and study a verbal statement had occurred wrong the promenade earlier the unfortunate was stabbed from down by a fishy outside. Investigators yet identified a 15-year-old from the radical who was detained arsenic the suspect.

Hanford constabulary accidental aggregate items were located connected the fishy related to the stabbing. The 15-year-old was booked into the Kings County Juvenile Center connected suspicion of murder.

Anyone with further accusation regarding this lawsuit is asked to interaction the Hanford Police Department astatine 559-585-2540.