GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – A man is charged with tried murder after Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies state he stabbed his roomie in the neck while impersonated a feline.
According to the arrest report, the victim remained in his room on Tuesday, when Omar Gutierrez, 32, strolled up behind him using a cat outfit. Gutierrez then plunged a knife into the back of his roomie’s neck.
The victim asked Gutierrez why he stabbed him. Gutierrez said, “It was instinctual.”
The roomie called 911 and when emergency situation teams arrived he was “pouring blood” from his neck. He was hurried to the healthcare facility.
When investigators spoke to the victim in the healthcare facility, he explained that Gutierrez said a week previously he was “not above killing” the victim. Gutierrez declared the roomie hurt his cat, which he rejects.
Deputies apprehended Gutierrez on the charge of first-degree tried murder.
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