'I have been praying': Atwater resident worried for friend after 4 people stabbed

ATWATER, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Police successful Atwater are inactive searching for answers aft a antheral stabbed 4 radical successful wide daylight.

Three males and 1 pistillate unfortunate are inactive successful the infirmary with superior injuries. Police person arrested the suspect, 38-year-old Isidro Chavez Gonzales. An Atwater nonmigratory YourCentralValley.com spoke to voiced her concerns for a person she says often takes the bus.

“I anticipation everyone retired determination volition beryllium saying a supplication for these people,” Atwater nonmigratory Monica Villa said.

“Two of them took disconnected moving crossed the thoroughfare successful antithetic directions to get distant from him. The 3rd 1 was an aged man who wasn’t capable to tally away," Atwater Chief of Police Richard McEachin said.

Three radical were stabbed astatine a autobus halt and a 4th idiosyncratic was stabbed adjacent Teasdale Foods. Police accidental Gonzales stole a car aft the 4th stabbing and tried to get away.

“Officers had already gotten to the area, truthful they located the conveyance and engaged into the pursuit, the conveyance crashed into a pole," Chief McEachin said.

All 4 victims had to beryllium airlifted to the infirmary with superior injuries. This random enactment of unit present has Villa disquieted astir her friend.

“I conscionable had a person that had stayed implicit and was catching the autobus and I was going to locomotion with him due to the fact that he’s an aged gentleman. I’m disquieted astir my person due to the fact that helium was expected to telephone me," Villa explained. “I’ve been present for years and to archer you the truth, this small vicinity is reasonably safe.”

She's wondering wherefore idiosyncratic would transportation retired an onslaught similar this.

“It’s conscionable truthful bittersweet and hopefully they’ll fig retired what drove him to bash this. My roommate and I person been praying,” Villa said.

Gonzales was arrested connected suspicion of aggregate felony charges related to the battle and conveyance theft. Investigators are inactive moving to find a motive.