GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (KABC) — The day after a two-hour stabbing rampage in Orange County that left four people dead and two others wounded, authorities on Thursday identified the suspect in custody as a documented gang member and convicted felon.
Zachary Castaneda, 33, was being held in lieu of $1 million bail, according to online sheriff’s records. Garden Grove Police Chief Tom DaRe said Castaneda had previously been incarcerated for possession of methamphetamine with the intention to distribute while armed with an assault weapon.
Disturbing new video released Thursday shows the viciousness of one of the multiple attacks.
In the video, the suspect is seen entering an insurance office in Garden Grove.
He approaches a woman sitting at a desk and then pulls out two long knives that had been concealed in his shirt. With a blade in each hand, he repeatedly stabs and slashes at the woman as she desperately tries to fend off the attack with just a low desk separating them.
She manages to stand up and retreat to the back of the office and tries to put chairs between them as he continues approaching. Then he notices another person at a window counter in the office. He approaches the window, grabs some cash and takes off.
