The Arcata Police Department identified the man fatally stabbed during an early morning fight Sunday as Eureka resident Luis Enrique Pinel Zelaya.
The 29 year old was killed during an incident that began outside of the Arcata Theater Lounge when he reportedly confronted another man that he had a “beef” with and stabbed him, Arcata Police Chief Brian Ahern told the Journal.
The fight then moved over to the 600 block of 10th Street and at some point involved a third man before ending when Zelaya collapsed on G Street, Ahearn said yesterday.
Two other men, a 27 year old and a 23 year old, remain hospitalized, according to an APD news release. Their names have not been released.
“Both males are Humboldt County residents and received critical injuries during the incident,” the release states. “This is an active, on-going investigation and no additional details will be released at this time
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call 822-2424.
Read the APD release below:
On Sunday April 18, 2021, at approximately 1:20 am, The Arcata Police Department responded to a fatal stabbing in the 1000 block of G Street. The decedent has been identified as 29-year-old Eureka resident, Luis Enrique Pinel Zelaya. A 27-year-old male and a 23-year-old male remain hospitalized in stable condition. Both males are Humboldt County residents and received critical injuries during the incident. This is an active, on-going investigation and no additional details will be released at this time. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Arcata Police Department’s Investigations Division.
This article appears in The Green Issue 2021.
We, Luis Pinel and Arlette Zelaya-Pinel, Louies parents beg all who know more about what happened the night he was killed, its details and root causes of this fight, to inform the authorities so, His death doesnt go to waste but serve the purpose he was trying to defend.
We dont support the violent way this fight took place in any fashion but we support what he was fighting against.
We beg anyone who saw and/or heard what happened or even better took a video of it including, when Louie was stabbed and NOT only of what he did, to please, share that info with the authorities. Currently, theres only one of what he did but NOT of what was done to him.
Our son had a great heart incapable of hurting someone unless it was in self defense, he was known in his new town, Humboldt as someone who helped so many people. He not only helped people in need but made them feel like family. The same way he was helped and made felt like when he first arrived to Humboldt, from Avon, CT.
Thank you in advance to all who would do right for Louie.
Luis and Arlette Pinel