VISTA, Calif. (PIX11) — A Vista woman was stabbed in the back and hand inside her apartment early Friday by somebody who wore a Grim Reaper mask, FOX5 San Diego reported.

The stabbing at 1904 Thibodo Road was reported at 1:50 a.m., said San Diego County sheriff’s Night Sergeant Dwain Washington.

The victim told deputies her attacker was someone dressed as the Grim Reaper and sounded like a female. The suspect ran from the apartment by jumping off a second story balcony. Deputies set up a perimeter around the unit and complex, but were not successful catching the culprit.



MacKenzie Nieblas, who lives two doors down from where the attack happened, told the station “It could have been us, I have a one year old.”

Her daughter, Tracy, also said it’s been the second attack in the neighborhood in about a week and a half. Another stabbing happened Oct. 22 during a fight near a dumpster.

The attacks have them and other residents who live in the gated community questioning its safety.

“It’s an expensive complex, you’re hoping they keep it maintained and locked,” said Tracy.

“You see these gates around here?” said Emmett Corbin, resident. “That’s one of the biggest reasons we moved here to feel safe. It’s very concerning.”

Paramedics took the victim to Palomar Medical Center to treat non-life threatening wounds.

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