A man who fatally stabbed two men at a home in the Jamacha-Lomita neighborhood was sentenced Monday to seven years in state prison.
Michael Major, 40, pleaded guilty to two voluntary manslaughter counts for the May 8, 2022, killings of Edward Robbins, 36, and Jeffrey Moore, 34, both of San Diego. Robbins and Moore were brothers-in-law.
Police were called about 2:40 a.m. that day to a Carlsbad Street residence where they said a fight broke out during a gathering.
Moore died at the scene, while Robbins was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to police. A woman was also stabbed multiple times during the melee but survived her injuries.
Major, who was initially charged with murder, said at his sentencing hearing that some of his family was in the home at the time when the fight broke out and he believed he was acting in self-defense.
