1 DEAD, ANOTHER INJURED IN ALPINE DOUBLE STABBING

November 7, 2010 (Alpine) -- Last night at 8:20 p.m., Sheriff’s deputies as well as firefighters from Alpine, Lakeside and Viejas responded to reports of a stabbing victim.  They found a man with a stab wound in his upper body sprawled on the street in front of 2721 Alpine Blvd. near Rock Terrace in  Alpine. A second victim identified as Edward “Ted” Barton was found behind the premises. He had also been stabbed.

Both were transported by air and ground ambulances to trauma centers, where the first victim died of his injuries.  His identity is being withheld pending notification of kin. Barton is in stable condition and is expected to survive, according to Sergeant Roy Frank, Sheriff’s Homicide Detail.

Discovery of the stabbing victims sparked an intensive manhunt last night. “Preliminary investigations indicate both injured parties were involved in an altercation and there are no outstanding suspects or additional victims. Investigators are in the process of identifying the primary aggressor and or the suspect,” a press release issued by the Sheriff’s department states.
 

Captain Scott Culkin, Lakeside Fire District, praised efforts by multiple emergency responders. “This incident demonstrates the excellent interagency cooperation that the citizens in East County can rely on,” he wrote on the Lakeside Fire blog. “Agencies assisting at this incident included: Alpine, Lakeside and Sycuan Fire departments, AMR ambulance, CHP, and San Diego Sheriff’s office deputies.”
 

Investigators from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Homicide Detail, Alpine Substation, are investigation the case, along with U.S. Border Patrol and the California Department of Justice. Witnesses are encouraged to contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Detail at (858)974-2321.