SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A man went on a violent rampage at a mental health and rehabilitation center near Sacramento, fatally stabbing two people and wounding two others before being taken into custody, authorities said.
Martin Raymond Lackey-Garcia, 39, was booked into jail for investigation of murder following Friday’s attack at the Wellness and Recovery Center in Carmichael, which sent people running out of the center pleading for help, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s office said.
A man and woman were pronounced dead at the scene. Two others who suffered stab wounds were taken to the hospital; the extent of their injuries was unknown.
Deputy Lacey Nelson said it appeared the suspect and the victims knew each other, but his connection to the center wasn’t immediately clear.
The center’s website said it provides clinical services, including psychiatry and rehabilitation, for county residents who qualify.
Natalie Bell, a homeless woman who goes to the center, told the Sacramento Bee the center serves people suffering with mental illness, but others can go to there to wash their clothes or use a computer.
“I’m not surprised at all,” Bell said after learning of the stabbing. “Like I said, there’s no real rules here. And the rules that they have are not set in stone, and there are never any repercussions for people who don’t abide by them.”
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