Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office working a stabbing just outside City of Fond du Lac

At about 4:30 PM, Friday, March 22, 2024, the Fond du Lac County Communications Center received a call that a female was stabbed on County Highway K, just southeast of the City of Fond du Lac at a house that we are not disclosing the address at this time.

The suspect is known and has fled the scene before law enforcement arrived.

According to scanner traffic, the woman received a “deep laceration” to the stomach and was in and out of consciousness.

The following is a press release issued by the Fond du Lac Sheriff’s office…

On 03-22-2024, at 4:32pm, the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Communication Center received a
911 call reporting a female had been stabbed with a knife at a private residence on CTH K in the
town of Fond du Lac. The suspect, 50-year-old FERMIN TEODORO LOPEZ-MENDOZA, is

believed to have fled the scene in a maroon colored 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe, WI license plate
AJD-9891 and was last seen northbound on CTH K approaching USH 45. The rear window of
the vehicle is partially or fully broken out.

The victim was transported to a hospital by Fond du
Lac Fire-Rescue for treatment of life-threatening injuries.
We are asking the public to be on the lookout for the vehicle listed above. If you see this vehicle
or a vehicle matching this description, immediately call 911. Do not attempt to make contact
with the vehicle or occupant(s) inside, but rather report your observations to the 911 dispatcher.
The victim is known to the suspect and this was not a random attack.
No further information is available at this time, and deputies and detectives continue to pursue
leads and process the scene. The sheriff’s office was assisted at the scene by Fond du Lac Fire Rescue, Town of Fond du Lac First Responders, and the Wisconsin State Patrol.