California woman fatally stabbed while walking dogs in ârandomâ attack
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A photo of Ke Chieh Meng provided by the Riverside Police Department.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A 64-year-old Asian woman has been fatally stabbed while walking her dogs in what police in Southern California are calling a random attack.
Officers and paramedics responding to 911 calls about a woman lying on the street Saturday morning found Ke Chieh Meng bleeding with multiple stab wounds, said Officer Ryan Railsback, a spokesman for the Riverside police department.
She was taken to a hospital, where she died of her injuries, he said.
While officers were investigating the stabbing, authorities received calls from residents in the neighborhood about a woman walking through their yards, Railsback said. They took Darlene Stephanie Montoya, 23, of Monterey Park. into custody and booked her for investigation of murder, weapons violation and being under the influence of an illegal drug.