Authorities search for armed suspect in Encinitas

Update: Man stabs bystander trying to intervene during robbery at Encinitas Home Depot

ENCINITAS, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — An announcement could be heard via helicopter in the Encinitas area Saturday.

The San Diego Sheriff’s Department said authorities were looking for a felony suspect who was believed to be armed with a knife. He was seen around Calle Barcelona and El Camino Real.

The announcement began shortly before 9 a.m. Saturday.

The department described the individual as a short, 21-year-old Hispanic man. He was believed to be wearing a gray hoodie, blue jeans and a brown hat.

In an update later that day, police said the suspect, dentified as Hernan Padilla, was wanted in connection to a stabbing. Padilla has since been arrested by authorities.

The full details can be found here.

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