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Passenger stabs Uber driver on Christmas Day in ‘random’ attack, California cops say

A passenger stabbed an Uber driver on Christmas Day after reaching his destination, sheriff’s officials in Santa Rosa, California, say.
A passenger stabbed an Uber driver on Christmas Day after reaching his destination, sheriff’s officials in Santa Rosa, California, say. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A passenger attacked a ride-hailing service driver with a knife on Christmas Day in a “random act of violence,” California sheriff’s officials said.

The passenger attacked the Uber driver after being driven to the entrance of Shiloh Ranch Regional Park in Santa Rosa about 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 25, KRON reported.

The man stabbed the driver twice in the neck and once in the elbow before getting out of the vehicle, Sonoma County sheriff’s officials said in a news release.

The injured man drove himself to the hospital, sheriff’s officials said. He is expected to survive.

Deputies arrested Tristan Mathew Hardin, 19, on an attempted murder charge on Monday, Dec. 27, the release said.

Officials ask that anyone with information contact detectives at 707-565-2121.

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Don Sweeney
The Sacramento Bee
Don Sweeney has been a newspaper reporter and editor in California for more than 35 years. He is a service reporter based at The Sacramento Bee.
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