A Vista teenager was stabbed Sunday in a fight over a skateboard, deputies said.
A 16-year-old boy said he had just picked up dinner and was riding his skateboard home around 9 p.m. when he was confronted, deputies said.
The victim told deputies he knew the teenager who demanded his skateboard.
According to the victim, he was stabbed when he refused to give up the skateboard.
The teenager was found injured on W. East Drive west of N Santa Fe Avenue around 9 p.m. He was taken by ambulance to Palomar Medical Center with a non-life threatening injuries, officials said.
A search of the area did not turn up a suspect. Deputies are investigating the teen’s recollection of events.
For further information contact the Vista Detective Unit at (760) 940-4551.
