July 4 stabbing victims revealed as knifeman is arrested after going on bloody rampage during fireworks

A man who prosecutors opportunity stabbed 5 people, 2 fatally, successful a July 4 onslaught connected a California formation municipality has been charged pinch murder. 

Logan Christopher Kelley, 26, was taken into custody aft he allegedly approached a group of group successful Huntington Beach and stabbed them pinch a knife.

He has besides been accused of attempted murder, battle pinch a deadly limb and artillery connected a constabulary officer, the District Attorney's agency said.

Kelley was charged nether a proviso known arsenic 'special condition of aggregate murders' - wherein if recovered guilty, he would beryllium eligible for nan decease punishment aliases life without parole. 

According to officials, a group of group were watching fireworks successful nan thoroughfare adjacent nan intersection of Pecan Avenue and 16th Street erstwhile nan incident happened. 

Prosecutors declare that nan accused was nether nan power of alcohol and hallucinogenic narcotics erstwhile he started stabbing people. 

During nan rampage, Kelley allegedly stabbed Eric Hodges, 42, successful nan bosom and William Collins, 47, successful nan lung and cervix - which resulted successful their death. 

The accused besides stabbed two 35-year-old men arsenic good 1 of nan injured men’s 68-year-old father, according to nan District Attorney's office.

In bid to extremity his murderous spree, adjacent group including a 16-year-old boy detained him until cops arrived astatine nan scene. 

Kelley was besides charged pinch assaulting nan boy, spitting connected a constabulary serviceman and utilizing a group slur while being arrested, prosecutors said. 

The accused, who is from a adjacent municipality of Redondo Beach, is believed to not cognize immoderate of nan group he reportedly attacked.

Talking astir nan incident, Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said: 'A time of celebrating America and each nan freedoms we each bask turned into deadly chaos astatine nan hands of a stranger.'

Kelley's apprehension comes days aft nan FBI and Homeland Security warned Fourth of July revelers should beryllium connected precocious alert for imaginable lone wolf 'attacks' arsenic they observe nan holiday. 

The information agencies said solo attackers and mini extremist groups airs nan biggest threat, cautioning that ample crowds are often seen arsenic 'attractive targets.' 

Deeandre Adams was visiting friends for nan 4th astatine nan tract of nan attack, and was friends pinch nan 2 men killed. 

'It's sad. It was horrible,' he told LA Times.  

He said a man pulled up successful a car, jumped retired and started stabbing everybody astir him. 

Experts pass that precocious tensions crossed nan federation owed to nan statesmanlike predetermination and nan ongoing Israel-Hamas warfare are heightening nan risks, and lone-wolf attacks are alarmingly difficult to hole against. 

'The constabulary are being told by nan FBI and Department of Homeland Security to beryllium connected watch for these types of things that are notoriously difficult to defender against,' information analogous Aaron Katersky told ABC News. 

'The governmental situation of nan state surely doesn't help.'

The national warning, which was besides issued by nan National Counterterrorism Center, urged constabulary departments crossed nan federation to beryllium vigilant amid nan celebrations. 

Although specified bulletins are not uncommon earlier a nationalist holiday, this July Fourth informing notably cites 'domestic' attacks that could beryllium triggered by issues besides including abortion and racism. 

Such terrorists would 'likely would usage simplistic strategies and comparatively easy obtainable weapons specified arsenic firearms, knives and vehicles.' 

The bulletin added that while nan information agencies are not presently alert of immoderate progressive land to target nan celebrations, attacks 'can hap pinch small to nary warning.'