Santa Rosa mall robbery goes wrong, leaving 1 attacker hospitalized

A 15-year-old boy was in the hospital and two other teenagers were in custody Friday evening following their botched robbery at the Santa Rosa Transit mall, according to the Santa Rosa Police Department.

Officers were dispatched to the mall shortly after 3 p.m., the department said, in response to calls reporting a fight and stabbing. They arrived to find the 15-year-old bleeding profusely from one arm, with additional stab wounds to his torso. Officers applied a tourniquet to the boy's arm and medical personnel transported him to a local hospital.

According to police, Gang Crime Team detectives learned that the 15-year-old, a 17-year-old boy and 19-year-old Edgar Garcia Riveros attacked a 24-year-old man in the Transit Mall for try to steal it. The victim defended himself with a 4-inch kitchen knife he was holding in his pocket.

Riveros was booked into the Sonoma County Jail, the 17-year-old into Juvenile Hall. As of Friday evening, the 15-year-old was still receiving medical treatment.

All three were charged with attempted robbery and gang participation, with an additional gang enhancement.

The Santa Rosa Police Department is asking anyone with information regarding this investigation to contact its Gang Crimes Team at 707-543-4021.

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