The Oceanside Police Department (OPD) has identified the 16-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed Tuesday and arrested a suspect.
The 16-year-old, identified as Justin Ferguson of Oceanside, was fatally stabbed in the chest at a parking lot near Martin Luther King Jr. Park on the 4300 block of Mesa Drive Tuesday afternoon.
Details on what led up to the stabbing were not immediately clear.
OPD said an acquaintance drove the victim out of the immediate area and then stopped near Mesa Drive and Cinnamon Way, where officers responded to the scene. First responders transported the teen to Tri-City Medical Center, where he later died of his injuries.
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OPD said Wednesday that a "juvenile male suspect" was taken into custody related to the homicide.
Details on what led up to the stabbing were not immediately clear.
Surfside Academy Principal, Eric Frandsen sent NBC 7 the following statement as Justin Ferguson was a student there.
"We are saddened by the loss to our school community. Our condolences and thoughts go out to the family and friends of our student. As the school community processes the tragic news and copes with grief, we will offer counseling and bereavement support services to all of our students and staff."
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information on the case is urged to contact Detective VandenBerg at (760) 435-4237 or email at jvandenberg@oceansideca.org.
