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Two people injured, one arrested for assault in El Centro

EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - Two men seriously injured in a violent assault in El Centro.

The El Centro Police Department (ECPD) said the fight took place on Eucalyptus Avenue near Third Street around 11:00 a.m. Thursday.

During the altercation, two men sustained serious injuries that required life-saving measures from police until El Centro Fire arrived.

Both men were taken to El Centro Regional Medical Center.

Taly Ruiz, lives in the neighborhood and describes what she saw.

"A neighbor got into a fight with two men and then I saw the ambulance and police units and the yellow tape," said Ruiz.

ECPD used descriptions of the suspect and quickly located and arrested a 36-year-old-man and charged him with attempted homicide.

Ruiz says she is in shock about what happened.

"Of course, because this a very quiet neighborhood, I don't know what's going on, but it worries me a lot," expressed Ruiz.

The incident remains under investigation, if you have any information call ECPD.

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