Pair victims of suspected gang-related assault

<p>Santa Rosa Police say there were two male victims in the initial assault at the Sonoma County Fair that preceded what investigators believe was a gang-related stabbing Thursday night.</p><p>The victims — relatives — left the fair after the initial confrontation near the carnival area, then became separated before one of them was attacked again by an undetermined number of people, police said.</p><p>Police were alerted when a civilian observed a man staggering near the intersection of Brookwood Avenue and Lee Street, directly north of the fairgrounds, shortly after 7:30 p.m.</p><p>An officer got to his side within seconds, police said, finding him near Lee Street and Ashbury Avenue, bleeding from the neck.</p><p>Police said it did not appear his injuries were life threatening. He was transported by ambulance to a local hospital.</p><p>Police have not released his or his relatives’ names because of fear for their safety.</p><p>The 27-year-old man, said to be a caregiver at a facility for the elderly, apparently got in touch with his wife between the attacks, and she walked to the scene as police were aiding her husband.</p><p>She told a reporter there were something like 10 assailants who attacked him, and said her husband had tried to fight them off.</p><p>Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact gang crimes investigators at (707) 543-3670.</p>