Mr. Kinner, of Los Angeles, was charged with multiple felony counts of battery and injury to a child. Mr. Kinner has not cooperated with the authorities, officials said. Image Timmy Kinner, 30, has not cooperated with officials, the police said. Credit... Ada County Sheriff's Office He has an extensive criminal history spanning multiple states, including a prison sentence in Kentucky, Chief Bones said. Court records show that a Timmy Kinner born in 1988 has faced multiple charges in Tennessee in recent years, and since 2012 has been convicted of assault, aggravated assault, a weapon offense and unlawful possession of a controlled substance. He had been in Idaho a short time, the police said. A resident of the apartment complex had allowed Mr. Kinner to stay at her apartment after he said he needed a place to go, Chief Bones said. But he said that Mr. Kinner was asked to leave on Friday, after residents became concerned about his behavior. It was not immediately clear what happened before he was asked to leave. Mr. Kinner left peacefully, but returned to the complex on Saturday night for vengeance, Chief Bones said, “not just on those that he had been with, as they were not at the apartment, but at any target which was available.” The birthday party was “just a few doors down” from where Mr. Kinner had stayed, he added. The police said Mr. Kinner initially targeted the children, before adults tried to intervene. Saad Mahamoud, 21, said he was coming home from a shopping mall when he pulled into the apartment complex and saw a woman screaming, carrying a small child who appeared to have been stabbed. He said he put the girl in his car and raced her to the hospital.<doc-sep>In an act of "pure evil," a knife-wielding man stormed a 3-year-old girl's birthday party at an apartment complex in Boise, Idaho, stabbing her, five other children and three adults -- all refugees who had fled violence in their homelands only to find it in America, police said. The man, whom police identified as Timothy Kinner, 30, was arrested in connection with the frenzied attack Saturday night. The suspect's motive was "vengeance" for being asked to leave an apartment in the complex due to his behavior, Boise Police Chief Bill Bones said during an emotional news conference Sunday afternoon. "Our victims are some of the newest members of our community. They're victims from their past homes who have fled violence from Syria, Iraq, and Ethiopia," Bones said. He said there was no evidence this was a hate crime. The rampage occurred at the Wylie Street Station apartments, a low-income complex where many refugees have been settled. Bones said Kinner is from Los Angeles and had been invited to stay for a few days at the apartment of a renter who had shown him compassion, Bones said. But due to his disruptive behavior, Kinner was asked to leave the apartment on Friday, the chief said. "He returned last night to exact vengeance, not just on those whom he had been [staying] with because they were not at the apartment, but at any target that was available," Bones said. The stabbing spree unfolded around 8:46 p.m. when Kinner returned to the apartment where he had been staying and found nobody home, Bones said. "The tragedy was that a 3-year-old little girl was having a birthday party just a few doors down from where Kinner had been staying," Bones said. "Kinner attacked, targeting the children initially. The 3-year-old girl, whose birthday it was, was one of those seriously injured." He said Kinner then proceeded to allegedly stab other children attending the birthday party, two 4-year-olds, a 6-year-old, an 8-year-old and a 12-year-old. He then allegedly knifed three adults who tried to stop the attack, Bones said. "Our suspect is a man with an extensive criminal record spanning multiple states, who has spent time in prison, and whose past criminal violations do include violence against others," Bones said. "He is an American. He's not a refugee." As part of former President Barack Obama's refugee resettlement program of 2012, Boise has become a magnet for refugees from far-flung parts of the world. Boise Mayor Dave Bieter said the attack "does not represent Boise" and he asked citizens of the community to keep the victims in their prayers. "Our city has long stood as a welcoming city -- a place of safety and kindness for those fleeing violence and oppression in their homelands," Bieter said in a statement Sunday. "The senseless acts of one disturbed person does not change that. As Boiseans, we come together not only to condemn this vile act, but also to embrace those among us seeking refuge from tyranny, suffering and war. It is who we are and who we will continue to be." Kinner was on Sunday being held on nine counts of aggravated battery and six counts of injury to a child, police said. Four of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries, police said. "My deepest thanks go to the medical team that pulled off the miracle to make sure that each of those faces has seen this morning's sunrise," Bones said of the wounded. "Lives do remain in danger. Some of the victims will be forever scarred by the medical injuries that they have received. They received life-changing injuries." Bones said the victims were randomly targeted and had no prior connection of Kinner. He said police arrived at the scene within four minutes after receiving calls of a man with a knife attacking victims at the apartment complex. He said Kinner was found walking away from the complex and arrested without a struggle. The officers found the stabbing victims in the apartment where the birthday party had been occurring and in the parking lot. All nine victims were taken to a local hospital, and one seriously injured child was flown to a Salt Lake City trauma center for treatment. "The faces of the parents struggling, the tears coming down their faces, the faces of the children in the hospital beds will be something that I'll carry with me for the rest of my life as will every first responder that was there last night," Bones said. "This was an attack against those who are most vulnerable, our children. It's untenable. It's unconscionable. It's pure evil in my mind."<doc-sep>“It’s just something we don’t see in Boise, the level of violence which occurred here,” an emotional Bones told reporters. “Most hard on myself . . . is when you see innocence targeted and the suffering which occurs, and when that involves children, it’s something that gets to each of us. . . . It tears your heart apart.”<doc-sep>
Timothy Kinner, 30, is accused of attacking the victims, who are all refugees A knife-wielding man allegedly allegedly stabbed nine people at a 3-year-old girl’s birthday party in Idaho on Saturday night — and six of the victims are children, PEOPLE confirms. The violence took place at an apartment complex in Boise. Nobody was killed, but four of the victims have life-threatening injuries, police said in a statement. The child victims range in age from 3 to 12 years old, according to a police statement. Boise Police Chief Bill Bones said at a Sunday press conference that one of the victims is the 3-year-old whose birthday was being celebrated. Bones said the suspect, Timothy Kinner, 30, had been staying with a woman in the apartment complex but had been asked to leave Friday because of his behavior. Kinner left peacefully Friday, but allegedly returned to the complex Saturday to “exact vengeance,” Bones said. He allegedly attacked the children at the birthday party first, and then attacked adults who tried to stop him. The woman with whom Kinner had been staying was not present at the time of the attack, said Bones, who added that police don’t believe the suspect had a prior relationship with the victims. “This was an attack against those who are most vulnerable, our children,” said Bones. “It’s untenable, unconscionable and is pure evil in my mind.” “Lives do remain in danger,” Bones said, adding, “Some of the victims will be forever scarred.” The victims were all refugees: All them came from Syria, Iraq or Ethiopia. “They’re victims from their past homes who have fled violence,” said Bones. He added police have no evidence to indicate this was a hate crime. According to Bones, Kinner allegedly fled the scene on foot but “gave up” when confronted by police and was taken into custody without incident. • Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Click here to get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter. Kinner has been charged with nine counts of aggravated battery and six counts of injury to a child, Bones said. He is being held in Ada County Jail. Jail records do not list an attorney who might comment on his behalf. Bones said Kinner, of Los Angeles, has “an extensive criminal record spanning multiple states,” including for violent crimes and crimes involving drug and alcohol abuse. Boise Mayor Dave Bieter posted a statement to Twitter, saying, “Last night’s horrific attack does not represent Boise. Please join me in praying for the injured and their families. We must come together and condemn this vile act.” A candlelight vigil honoring the victims will take place in downtown Boise at 6 p.m. tonight, according to police. Boise authorities encourage those wanting to support the victims and their families to visit: • The International Rescue Committee (IRC) website: https://www.rescue.org/united-states/boise-id • The Boise IRC Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/IRCboise/