WV MAN STABBED 08/19/12 TDH

A WATSONVILLE MAN WAS STABBED MULTIPLE TIMES SATURDAY NIGHT.   THE 20-YEAR-OLD VICTIM WAS WALKING ON THE 4-HUNDRED BLOCK OF CALIFORNIA STREET, WHEN A GROUP OF MEN GOT OUT OF A SMALL, DARK-COLORED CAR, AND ATTACKED HIM.  HE SUFFERED SEVERAL STAB WOUNDS TO HIS UPPER TORSO.  THE VICTIM MADE HIS WAY TO A NEARBY HOME AND SOUGHT HELP.  THE ASSAILANTS FLED, AND WERE NOT LOCATED AFTER A SEARCH OF THE AREA BY WATSONVILLE POLICE OFFICERS.  THE INCIDENT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN GANG MOTIVATED.  THE VICTIM IS EXPECTED TO SURVIVE HIS INJURIES.