Police in San Leandro on Monday confirmed the recent arrest of a teenage suspect in a deadly stabbing after an altercation at a Safeway store in early April that fatally wounded the victim.
According to the press release issued by the San Leandro Police Department, on Tuesday, April 2, at around 5:15 p.m., officers were called to the Safeway store located at 555 Bancroft Avenue regarding a stabbing that happened inside the grocery store. Arriving officers found the victim, later identified as 18-year-old Zion Gooden, suffering from stab wounds to his arm and chest. Police and paramedics initiated life-saving measures before the victim was transported to an area hospital.
Investigators reviewed surveillance footage and interviewed of witnesses at the scene to determine that a dispute arose between Gooden and a 13-year-old juvenile over the juvenile's interaction with an associate of Gooden's. The confrontation escalated into a fight, during which the teen allegedly stabbed Gooden with a knife. The suspect was eventually identified from surveillance footage.
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