Labor Day Weekend in Santa Barbara County Sees Fatal Incidents, Fires, and Collisions
Incidents Include Death of 19-Year-Old City College Student Reported to Have Fallen off Isla Vista Cliff
[Updated: Tue., Sept. 5, 2023, 3:28pm]
It may have been the residual effects from the Super Blue Moon Thursday night, or it was just the three-day holiday weekend, but Santa Barbara County emergency and law enforcement agencies were busy over Labor Day weekend, responding to assaults, collisions, a dumpster fire, and a tragic fall off a cliff that left a college student dead in Isla Vista. Here’s a brief recap of what happened over the weekend.
Saturday, September 2
A man was stabbed early Saturday morning on the Eastside near Milpas and Ortega streets, with Santa Barbara police responding to the scene to find the victim with a single stab wound to the chest. According to police reports, the victim and the suspect — who fled the scene and was not apprehended — were involved in “some type of verbal altercation” prior to the incident. The victim was transported to the hospital and was reported to be in stable condition; the investigation is ongoing, but police say it is an isolated incident and not gang-related.
