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Robert Dean Charged With Attempted Murder After Unprovoked Santa Rosa Stabbing

The victim remains hospitalized with serious injuries

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Overview

  • Around 11:48 p.m. on June 23, 37-year-old Robert Dean allegedly stabbed a bystander from behind on the 2300 block of Mendocino Avenue in Santa Rosa
  • Witnesses intervened immediately, disarming Dean and holding him down until Santa Rosa police arrived
  • Paramedics from Sonoma County Fire and Santa Rosa Fire transported the victim to Memorial Hospital for treatment of serious injuries
  • Dean was arrested at the scene, booked into the Sonoma County jail and formally charged with attempted murder
  • The Santa Rosa Police Department praised the bravery of those who stepped in and cautioned that physical intervention in violent incidents can carry significant risks