Target Stabbing Leaves Mother Hospitalized as Suspect Allegedly Claims He Was Compelled to Do It by the Illuminati
21-year-old Galveston Vriseno was arrested following an incident inside a Waco, Texas, Target store on Sunday, Nov. 8.Credit: KWTX News10
A 21-year-old Texas man is facing an aggravated assault charge after allegedly stabbing his mother inside a Target store
Galveston Elijah Vriseno’s sister told police he allegedly made threatening comments about relatives because the Illuminati told him to, two days before the alleged attack
The 21-year-old faces an aggravated assault charge and is being held on a $100,000 bond
A 21-year-old Texas man is facing an aggravated assault charge after allegedly stabbing his mother inside a Target store — and his sister claimed that he told his family that the Illuminati told him to do it.
Galveston Elijah Vriseno, 21, was arrested following an incident inside a Waco Target store on Sunday, Nov. 8, KWTX, KCEN and FOX 44 reported.
Police were first called to the scene at around 2:20 p.m. for a report of a possible domestic disturbance, the outlets reported.
When they arrived at the scene, they found a victim who had sustained a stab wound to the left side of her neck — later identified as Vriseno’s 43-year-old mother — with “a pool of blood” next to her, according to an affidavit obtained by KWTX.
Bystanders eventually helped to sit her up, and because she couldn’t speak, witnesses gave police a description of the suspect’s clothing.
Security camera footage allegedly showed Vriseno and his mother walking near the store’s optical section before Vriseno stabbed her with a knife and fled the store, according to the affidavit, KWTX reported.
PEOPLE has reached out to Target for comment.
Police said that Vriseno eventually called authorities, and officers found him at a nearby Jack in the Box restaurant at 4 p.m. He was wearing the same clothing that witnesses described and police alleged that he was attempting to throw items away and wash blood from his hands, KWTX reported.
One officer asked the 21-year-old if the knife in the front pocket of his pants was the weapon used in the assault, and he said that it was, the affidavit alleged, KWTX reported.
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While police searched for the suspect, Vriseno’s sister called authorities to report that he allegedly made comments two days earlier that the Illuminati told him to kill his mother and his sister, according to the affidavit obtained by KWTX.
Vriseno’s mother was taken to an area hospital for surgery, and Waco police told KCEN that she is now in stable condition.
He is now facing a charge of aggravated assault and has been taken to the McLennan County Jail. Vriseno is being held on a $100,000 bond.
PEOPLE has reached out to the Waco Police Department for further information.
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