Knife Attack at Cerritos BBQ | San Jose News

San Jose News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 21, 2026 · 1m

A knife-wielding man, reportedly already injured with a stab wound to his throat, burst into Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que in Cerritos around 2:15 PM, triggering chaos. After allegedly approaching another customer, who had a concealed carry permit, the man refused to back down. The customer fired, striking him fatally. Authorities say some injuries may have been self-inflicted. The attacker arrived in a stolen truck — the owner, who had reported the theft earlier that day, was at the restaurant looking for it. The incident occurred in a busy shopping center near where another young person…