Beloved artist stabbed, killed in 'random' beach town daytime attack as police arrest 19-year-old suspect

Police are investigating a "random" onslaught wherever a pistillate was stabbed to decease successful the parking batch of a buying promenade successful a California formation town.

Rachell Summers, 73, from Capitola, was discovered with aggregate stab wounds extracurricular the nutrient tribunal to the Capitola Mall; it happened conscionable earlier 1 p.m. Monday.

The promenade is located a small much than a mile from Capitola Beach, a fashionable formation edifice successful the Santa Cruz area.

A pistillate was recovered stabbed to decease extracurricular a buying promenade successful Capitola, California. The fashionable formation edifice municipality is successful the Santa Cruz area. (Getty Images: Ed-Ni-Photo)

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The Capitola Police Department announced fishy Tyler Leibelt, 19, was arrested connected charges related to the weapon attack.

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Police said, "Based connected the investigation, detectives proceed to judge this was a random enactment of violence, and determination is nary denotation that the fishy knew the unfortunate anterior to the attack."

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According to tribunal records, Leibelt is charged with murder, among different felonies.

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Tyler Leibelt, 19, is accused of stabbing and sidesplitting a pistillate extracurricular a buying promenade successful Capitola, California. He was arrested soon aft the alleged incident. (Capitola Police Department)

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One of the charges listed, "PC667.5(C)-ENH-VIOLENT FELONY ALLEGATION" oregon California Penal Code 667.5, which reveals the fishy whitethorn person been charged successful a erstwhile felony case.

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That means Leibelt, if convicted successful this case, whitethorn beryllium taxable to substantially longer incarceration times and stricter rules.

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A pistillate was recovered stabbed to decease extracurricular the Capitola Mall successful Capitola, California connected Monday, constabulary say. (Google Maps)

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As for the victim, Summers was a section creator who managed the Art of Santa Cruz creation gallery, which is present closed for the remainder of the week, the New York Post reports.

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"Our hearts stay with Rachell's family, friends, and each those affected by this tragic and senseless enactment of violence," the constabulary section said successful a societal post.

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The probe is ongoing.

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