Knife-wielding male stabs mother, daughter in random attack, cops say — but arriving deputy puts stop to threat with his gun

A knife-wielding male stabbed a mother and daughter in a random attack in Northern California, police said — but an arriving sheriff’s deputy put a stop to the threat with his gun.

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office released a summary video Friday detailing what took place on the morning of July 15.

‘Kudos to the deputy that [saved] the innocent victims’ lives by eliminating the threat.’

The sheriff’s office said its communications center received a call around 6:30 a.m. stating that a transient adult male was causing a disturbance at a Starbucks at Elkhorn Boulevard and Diablo Drive in Sacramento.

Employees said the suspect was behind the store counter and armed with a “kitchen knife,” officials noted, adding that store employees hid in a back room while waiting for