Man suffers ‘life-threatening’ injuries after stabbing; authorities waved down in Rancho Cordova

One man was hospitalized with “life-threatening” injuries following a stabbing Sunday after he flagged down a code enforcement officer at a busy Rancho Cordova intersection.

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said authorities were called just after 3 p.m. to White Rock Road and Zinfandel Drive, less than a block from Rancho Cordova’s City Hall, where a man was suffering from a chest wound.

The man had been stabbed at an apartment complex on Laurelhurst Drive, about a mile west, and had flagged down the code enforcement officer in the intersection, Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Amar Gandhi told reporters; he said the victim was being taken to a hospital with a “life-threatening” wound to his chest.

“The victim waved someone down, who then called 911 some distance away,” Gandhi said.

Detectives were at the apartment complex investigating the stabbing and working to identify a suspect, official said.

The Sheriff’s Office contracts police services within the city of Rancho Cordova.

This story was originally published December 17, 2023 at 3:44 PM.