Man arrested for allegedly stabbng grandmother, mother in Livermore

LIVERMORE, Calif. - A man was arrested in Livermore Wednesday on suspicion of stabbing his grandmother and mother, police said.

The man's grandmother succumbed to her injuries. His mother's injuries were not life-threatening, police said.

At 7:38 p.m., police responded to the 5300 block of Hillflower Drive, where they found Tyler Haskell's 85-year-old grandmother and 62-year-old mother suffering several stab wounds.

Haskell, 35, had left but officers found him a mile away, in the 1300 block of North Vasco Road. He was arrested without incident.

Police do not know the motive for the stabbing, but said that Haskell suffers from multiple mental illnesses.

Anyone with information about this incident has been asked to call Livermore police at (925) 371-4777.