Police say 22-year-old California college student stabbed to death by roommate

long Beach Police have identified the 22-year-old student at California State University, Long Beach stabbed He was killed by one of his roommates over the weekend.

According to the police department, the incident occurred on Temple Avenue on Sunday, October 5.

Officers responding to the incident found two people at the scene. stabbing To their upper body. One of the victims was taken to the hospital in stable condition, while the other victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police identified the man who died as 22-year-old Spencer Timms. He was studying industrial design at university and had recently transferred to the school from Saddleback College.

los angeles The county medical examiner’s office determined Tim’s cause of death to be multiple stab wounds to the chest.

Alejandro Iniestra, 34, of Long Beach, was at the scene when police arrived and has been arrested as a stabbing suspect. According to the Long Beach Current, he has been charged with murder and is being held on $2 million bail.

Investigators believe Iniestra attacked both roommates, but police have not released a motive.

The University of California, Long Beach provided the following statement to local broadcaster KTLA:

The university said, “We are deeply saddened by the death of our student Spencer Timms. We are in contact with Spencer’s family and are reaching out and supporting his classmates and teachers.”

Police have not made public the identity of the second roommate injured in the attack.

Royce W. Smith, dean of the school’s College of the Arts, sent emails to students on Wednesday discussing Timms.

“It is with a heavy heart that I share with you that Spencer Timms, one of our Department of Design and College of the Arts alumnus, passed away last Saturday in Long Beach,” the statement said.

Smith described Timms as an “incredibly positive and impressive student, maintaining a 4.0 GPA during his time at CSULB and sharing a passion for design.”

“I remember well meeting Spencer during my tour of the department and I remember clearly that I saw and admired the creative fire in him and his work,” Smith said in the statement. “A student who knew he had something special to offer and who put everything he had into honing his talents and focusing on his ambition.”

Police have asked anyone with information regarding the incident to contact investigators.