15-year-old boy dies after Walmart stabbing suspect slams into students near Westlake HS in Thousand Oaks

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (KABC) — A 15-12 months-old boy was killed after a stabbing suspect slammed into a group of Westlake Substantial College students in Thousand Oaks, and law enforcement imagine it may have been intentional.

Law enforcement explained the day-long criminal offense spree began on Tuesday afternoon when 24-yr-old Austin Eis was at a Walmart retail outlet on Cochran Road in Simi Valley.

Eis reportedly stabbed an staff inside the retailer and fled the scene before officers arrived, according to law enforcement.

Right after that, investigators stated Eis then built a end at his parents’ house in Camarillo and bought into some sort of altercation with a relative. It’s unclear what sparked the altercation but no accidents had been noted in that incident.

Then, as the investigation into the stabbing continued, law enforcement said the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department alerted Simi Valley PD of a crash around Westlake Significant Faculty.

Investigators stated that is the place Eis slammed into many learners, fatally placing the 15-calendar year-old, who has not been recognized by authorities.

AIR7Hd was in excess of the scene and captured a white Toyota Camry upside down with debris scattered across the street.

1 other university student remains in critical condition though the other two have been addressed at a area hospital and released, according to authorities.

Erik Bergh, a sophomore at Westlake Higher School, mentioned a person of his mates was just one of the victims and mentioned he came very close to staying hit.

“I was going for walks with buddies and I imagine I was turned all around at that moment and then the following instant, I imagine I listen to like, quite loud, greater screeching,” he explained. “It seems like a car’s on the sidewalk and then I listen to persons screaming and jogging and then I flip about and I just see this huge auto barreling to me and there’s particles traveling almost everywhere.”

Bergh ongoing, describing a terrifying scene involving his classmates.

“I noticed my own friend, like, lying on the floor with blood spattered on the facet of him,” he recalled. “I think a woman was lying down on the sidewalk, was crying and screaming she acquired hit.”

Eis was taken into custody at the crash scene.

Meanwhile, Conejo Valley Unified College District’s Superintendent Dr. Mark McLaughlin and Westlake Higher School Principal Jason Branham produced a joint statement that read in aspect: “During this time of unimaginable reduction, our views and prayers continue to be with these learners, their people, close friends, and the total Warrior group. Our CVUSD Psychological Wellbeing workforce of counselors will be accessible at Westlake High Faculty and across our CVUSD college campuses tomorrow, Wednesday, April 19th to supply assist to our students, workers and Conejo local community. Supporting the social-psychological wants of our students is normally a focus, and even a lot more so through situations of tragedy. We, as a restricted-knit college neighborhood and District, value your assistance and ongoing care for a person a different at this time, and often.

Eis will be charged with murder and assault and is expected to be arraigned on Thursday, April 20, in Ventura County.