SANTEE: Baseball bats, brass knuckles used in street brawl

(CNS) – One person was in custody and three males were
hospitalized after a brawl involving baseball bats, brass knuckles and
knives broke out in the Santee area Tuesday night, authorities said.

Deputies received a report of a stabbing in the area of 9600 Marilla
Drive just after 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to San Diego County sheriff's
Sgt. David Hale. Once there, deputies found a teenage boy with a knife lodged
in his skull above his right ear, the sergeant said in a statement.

Witnesses told deputies that around five males armed with baseball bats,
brass knuckles and knives had been in a fight in the area of Ryder Road. Hale
said deputies then found two more injured males in the area.

The boy with the knife in his skull was taken to Sharp Memorial
Hospital, where he was admitted for observation after the knife was taken out,
according to Hale.

Another male was taken to Grossmont Hospital and listed in stable
condition with multiple broken bones and internal injuries, Hale said, noting
he was struck by baseball bats.

A third male was also taken to Grossmont Hospital but later transferred
to UCSD Medical Center, where he was admitted with non-life threatening stab
wounds, according to Hale.

One person was arrested in connection with the fight, the sergeant
without elaboration.

There was no immediate word on what sparked the violence.