UPDATE: Teen stabbing victim dies

Williams residents are mourning the loss of 13-year-old Edgar Ibarra, who died Tuesday evening from stab wounds he received during a fight with another teen, his next-door neighbor.

Ibarra died at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, where he had been hospitalized since the Friday night altercation.

"This is an incredibly sad and difficult day for everyone in our community," said Williams Police Chief Jim Saso in a statement. "One young life has been lost and another is in custody as a sole result of a fist fight that led to a stabbing."

Police said the altercation, which escalated from a verbal argument, occurred around 9 p.m. near Seventh and C streets, where both boys lived. The boys lived next door to each other in a quiet neighborhood near Williams Junior High, the school they both attended.

When police arrived at Ibarra's home Friday, they found him lying in his backyard with stab wound to his upper body from a ballpoint pen.

The suspect, who turned 13 just a day after the fight, remains in custody at Bi-County Juvenile Hall in Marysville awaiting formal charges, Saso said. His name has not been released because of his age.

On Wednesday, the Willows Police Department and Williams School District officials met with the seventh and eight graders at the middle school to inform students of Ibarra's death and offer assistance.

Most of Ibarra's classmates, however, already knew. Postings to "My Space" pages began circulating immediately after his death.

One teen stated, "I love you Edgar. Rest in peace. I will never forget my promise, the last words you told me, and the way I held your hand at the hospital."

Many stated simply, "We will miss you."