Stabbings wound 3 teens in Santa Barbara County’s Isla Vista

ISLA VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies are investigating stabbings of three teenagers in Isla Vista.

The sheriff’s office says deputies and University of California police responded to a report of people fighting Wednesday night.

An 18-year-old Santa Barbara man and a 14-year-old male from Goleta were found lying on a sidewalk, suffering multiple stab wounds.

After the two were taken to a hospital, deputies found that a 17-year-old from Goleta had been driven to the hospital by friends and was being treated for stab wounds.

The sheriff’s office says the three are recovering from their wounds.