An unhoused man is accused of stabbing another homeless man to death in Citrus Heights, police said Monday. The Citrus Heights Police Department said they received a call around 1:55 a.m. Sunday that a man had been stabbed and was lying on the ground outside. business. Officers went to Antelope Road off Tupelo Drive and found an unresponsive man on the ground. Police and fire personnel attempted life-saving measures, but police said the man did not survive. Police said they learned after the stabbing that both the man killed the man and the victim were dead. Both men believed to be responsible for the stabbing were homeless and knew each other. With assistance from the Roseville Police Department, officers arrested 35-year-old Steven Cardenas on Monday in the Citrus Heights-Roseville border. Cardenas is charged with murder, police said. He was arrested multiple times by Citrus Heights Police in 2023. Police have not released the identity of the murdered man at this time. Anyone with information about the stabbing is asked to call the police department's tip line at 916-727-5524. . You can also leave information anonymously with Crime Stoppers at 916-443-4357. Read more about California's top stories here. Please download the app.
A homeless man has been charged with stabbing another homeless man to death in Citrus Heights, authorities announced Monday.
The Citrus Heights Police Department said they received a call around 1:55 a.m. Sunday that a man had been stabbed and was lying on the ground outside a store. Officers responded to Antelope Road off Tupelo Drive and found an unresponsive man on the ground.
Police and fire personnel attempted life-saving measures, but police said the man did not survive.
After the stabbing, police said they learned that the man who killed the man and the man believed to be the stabbing were both homeless and knew each other. Officers, with assistance from the Roseville Police Department, arrested 35-year-old Steven Cardenas on Monday in the Citrus Heights-Roseville border.
Police said Cardenas has been charged with murder. He was arrested multiple times by Citrus Heights Police in 2023.
Police said they are not releasing the identity of the slain man at this time.
Anyone with information about the stabbing is asked to call the police department's tip line at 916-727-5524. You can also leave information anonymously with Crime Stoppers at 916-443-4357.
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