4 dead, 2 wounded in Southern California s

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4 dead, 2 wounded in Southern California s

OS ANGELES (AP) — A man who was “full of anger” went on a two-hour stabbing and robbery rampage in Southern California, killing four people and wounding two others, authorities said Wednesday.
The 33-year-old Garden Grove man was taken into custody after he came out of a 7-Eleven in Santa Ana, southeast of Los Angeles, and dropped a knife along with a handgun that he had taken from a guard, police said.
The violence appeared to be random and the only known motives seem to be “robbery, hate, homicide,” Garden Grove police Lt. Carl Whitney said at a newsconference.
“We know this guy was full of anger and he harmed a lot of people tonight,” he said.

The suspect and all the victims were Hispanic, he added.
The attacks on more than a half-dozen places took place over about two hours in Garden Grove and neighboring Santa Ana.

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Suspect in Orange County stabbing rampage is gang member with criminal history, police say
LA Times

Authorities said the 33-year-old man accused of stabbing four people to death in a rampage across two Orange County cities is a known gang member with a criminal record dating back to 2004.

But detectives said they still are not sure why Zachary Castaneda allegedly went on the attack, saying that the violence appears to be random and that he didn't know those he targeted.

Wednesday's spate of violence, which left two other people injured, is one of the worst Orange County has experienced in recent years. ...

Authorities said the attacks, which unfolded over a roughly 2½-hour period, appeared to have begun as robberies but added that "pure hate" might also be a potential motive. At this point in their investigation, authorities said, the attacks don't appear to be racially motivated.

Castaneda has an extensive criminal history in Orange County that includes convictions for gun-related offenses, resisting a police officer, corporal injury, drug possession and theft, according to court records.  ...   More