Teen with 'desire for notoriety' livestreamed random stabbing on Discord, then wrote apology letter after he was busted, cops say

An 18-year-old California antheral livestreamed the attempted execution of a alien from his Discord account, according to authorities.

Cops successful Newark, which is astir 35 miles southeast of San Francisco, responded soon aft 11:30 p.m. connected Aug. 19 to a study of an battle with a deadly limb successful the 5600 artifact of Thornton Avenue. When officers arrived, they recovered a antheral suffering from aggregate stab wounds successful the back. Paramedics rushed him to the infirmary with life-threatening injuries. He's present listed successful unchangeable condition.

Detectives identified the fishy arsenic Luis McLaughlin Jr., and the SWAT squad took him into custody astatine a location successful the 5000 artifact of Civic Terrace Avenue connected Sunday, constabulary said in a statement. Prosecutors formally charged him Monday with 1 number of attempted murder.

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The probe revealed the incidental was "motivated by a tendency for notoriety," cops said. McLaughlin and the unfortunate did not cognize each other, according to officers.

Prosecutors with the Alameda County District Attorney's Office told section CW affiliate KRON that McLaughlin attacked arsenic the unfortunate was cleaning room instrumentality extracurricular a restaurant.

"The unfortunate of the onslaught appears to person had nary anterior narration with Mr. McLaughlin. The onslaught was broadcast unrecorded connected Mr. McLaughlin's societal media, Discord," prosecutors wrote, per KRON.

Discord is simply a streaming app fashionable with video gamers.

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Local Fox affiliate KTVU spoke to the edifice CEO, who said the worker was stabbed successful the lung — which was punctured during the onslaught — and shoulder.

After his arrest, the fishy wrote an apology letter, according to KTVU. Cops besides recovered the alleged execution weapon, KTVU reported.