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Woman suffers stab wound by ear during East Village altercation

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Posted at 8:34 AM, Dec 02, 2022
and last updated 2022-12-02 11:34:28-05

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A 40-year-old woman was stabbed near Petco Park in San Diego's East Village and taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries, authorities reported Friday.

The incident occurred at 9 p.m. Thursday on 14th Street and Imperial Avenue, when the victim and a 26-year-old woman got into an altercation, the San Diego Police Department reported.

During the scuffle, the suspect, Savanna Gillies, allegedly stabbed the 40-year-old woman, whose name was not released, by the left ear and left the scene, according to authorities.

Gillies was caught a short time after and arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, according to the SDPD.