Moment California mass stabber starts slashing victims in terrifying 30-minute rampage

This is the horrifying moment a mass stabber started his violent spree as he is caught on camera approaching a woman before slashing her multiple times with a blade.

In the daylight footage, a man in a white tank top can be seen approaching his first victim, who tries to back away before he suddenly begins stabbing her repeatedly.

The attack, in the Cesar Chavez Park area of Oakland, killed 58-year-old Gonzalo Lopez and left two women and two other men injured over 30 minutes around 7.30pm Monday night.

Authorities believe the suspect, a homeless man who was arrested Monday night and has not yet been named, acted alone in all five attacks. At least two of the victims were also homeless.

Detectives are still trying to understand what led to the deadly attacks. On Tuesday, police said the victims seemed to have been chosen at random and noted that the department has not seen a multi-victim assault like this in recent years.

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