Crime

Elk Grove police searching for stabbing suspect, closing some residential roadways

Police tape at crime scene

Police were searching an Elk Grove neighborhood Tuesday morning for a suspect believed to have stabbed a family member, authorities said.

Officers established a search perimeter around a house and closed a stretch of Springhurst Drive between Heathermist Way and Goldy Glen Way, the Elk Grove Police Department said in social media posts shortly after 7 a.m.

SWAT officers searched the involved house but did not find the suspect, the Police Department said in an update just before 8 a.m.

The victim, a male, was taken by family members to a hospital, police said. He is expected to survive, the department said in an update just after 9:45 a.m.

This story was originally published November 1, 2022 at 8:16 AM.

Michael McGough
The Sacramento Bee
Michael McGough is a sports and local editor for The Sacramento Bee. He previously covered breaking news and COVID-19 for The Bee, which he joined in 2016. He is a Sacramento native and graduate of Sacramento State. 
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