A resort employee stabbed a lady within the chest in San Diego, then fled and drove off a pier into the ocean the place his physique was later recovered, authorities stated.
When police pulled the white Honda out of the water, police discovered the suspect, 23-year-old Aaron Tran, lifeless with a number of stab wounds.
San Diego police received’t say why they consider Tran threatened and stabbed the feminine visitor at The Shoal resort in La Jolla, however stated he appeared to haven’t any prison historical past earlier than Monday’s assault.
San Diego police have been known as to the resort alongside La Jolla Boulevard simply after midnight, stated Lt. Paul Phillips.
Two girls checked right into a room Sunday. Phillips described them solely as a international change scholar and an out-of-state customer. At one level throughout the evening, Tran known as the ladies of their room and instructed them he wanted entry to their room as a result of there was a leak subsequent door.
Phillips stated one of many girls was asleep, however the different allowed Tran — who had checked them into the resort whereas working the entrance desk— to enter the room.
“They walked again towards the lavatory, and he asks her to carry up his cellphone, possibly as a flashlight or one thing,” Phillips stated.
As a substitute, Phillips stated the girl noticed a message written on the cellphone telling her to not scream, that he was armed with a knife and would stab her.
“He was holding a knife and in a really brief method of time, there’s a wrestle there,” Phillips stated.
The lady fought with Tran and helped her roommate escape, Phillips stated. Through the wrestle, nevertheless, she was stabbed within the chest.
Phillips stated the wound gave the impression to be a “pretty superficial” reduce close to the collar bone, and she or he was handled at a close-by hospital.
The ladies managed to name 911 and Tran is believed to have fled the resort within the white Honda.
Phillips stated Tran didn’t seem to take something from the ladies, and isn’t believed to have been injured within the altercation.
By about 12:35 a.m., San Diego Harbor Police responded to a name from a witness who noticed a automotive drive off the Halfway Pier, stated Sgt. Jose Torres with the San Diego Harbor Police. When police arrived, the automobile was already absolutely submerged, and officers requested the assistance of divers.
Police are nonetheless investigating the incident, however Torres stated the motive force appeared to have deliberately pushed off the pier. Photos from the scene present a tow truck pulling a white, four-door Honda out of the water Monday morning.
Divers pulled one particular person from the automobile at about 2:20 a.m. Phillips stated the motive force was recognized as Tran.
Tran appeared to have a number of stab wounds on his physique, however it’s unclear how or when he was injured, Phillips stated.
Through the preliminary investigation, Phillips stated there isn’t any indication that Tran, an worker on the resort for about six months, had been concerned in any comparable incident. Investigators are utilizing Tran’s fingerprints and DNA to find out if he had been concerned in any earlier incidents, he stated.
The incident remains to be below investigation.
