Carlos Dominguez, now 21, came to the U.S. in April 2009 from El Salvador. A request to detain Dominguez was issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who has identified the alleged serial killer, the official said.
Dominguez attended UC Davis until April 25, majoring in biological sciences. According to a press release by the school, the third-year student was separated for unspecified academic reasons.
In the statement, the school emphasized the importance of not speculating on the matter until all facts are verified.
According to his former high school football coach James Barnes, Dominguez was a good athlete and student.
The victims include David Breaux and Karim Abou Najm, both of whom perished in the attack. A third victim, Kimberlee Guillory, remains in hospital.
“I’m grateful that I’m alive and that I wasn’t killed. I was so scared when he started punching me. I thought that’s what he was doing, was punching me. I didn’t realize he was stabbing me until afterwards. Everything just went kind of black from there,” Guillory said, adding that there was no apparent reason for the attack.
“I’m glad that they got him. I was praying for that, that nobody else will have to go through this. Me and the other two victims never did anything to him. There was no reason for him to come after people that that he didn’t even know,” Guillory said.
Dominguez, who was represented by a public defender, pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder in a Woodland courtroom on May 5. Additional to the counts are also enhancements for premeditated murder, multiple murders, and for using a deadly weapon.