Arrest Made in Killing of Homeless Victim Stabbed in the Face

08/09/24

Arrest Made in Killing of Homeless Victim Stabbed in the Face

In the early morning hours at approximately 4 AM of Sunday, August 4, 2024, the Sheriff's Communications Center received a 911 call from a homeless male in his 60s stating that he had been stabbed in the face near El Camino Avenue and Howe Avenue in Sacramento. North Patrol Deputies responded to the scene and also discovered a second victim, a male in his 30s, lying on the ground unresponsive, also with a stab wound to his face. Deputies performed life-saving first aid and were able to resuscitate him. Both victims were transported to the hospital by ambulance.

Detectives from the Sheriff's Crimes Against Persons Bureau and Crime Scene Investigators responded to the scene, began their investigation, interviewed witnesses, and began to gather evidence. Unfortunately, the second victim (the male in his 30s) succumbed to his injuries and died at the hospital on Tuesday, August 6. Sheriff's Homicide Detectives subsequently took over the investigation. Detectives were able to identify the suspect as Kyrie Woods-Richardson. They learned Woods-Richardson stabbed both victims with a knife and fled the scene. Detectives learned that he had been recently released from prison and was on parole. Wood-Richardson had also been previously identified as a gang member.

Detectives from the Sheriff's Major Crimes Bureau located Woods-Richardson in the Sacramento area yesterday evening, where he was taken into custody without incident. He has since been booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail for PC 187 (Murder), where he remains ineligible for bail. He is scheduled to appear in court on August 12.
The initial victim (the male in his 60s) is expected to survive.

Sergeant Amar Gandhi
Sheriff's Spokesman
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