Trio Suspected In Stabbing At Culver City Parking Lot

CULVER CITY, CA — Police in Culver City are asking the public's help to identify three men suspected of stabbing a man at a Little Caesars Pizza parking lot late Saturday.

The victim was standing by his vehicle in the parking lot about 9:30 p.m. at 4042 Centinela Boulevard, just south of Washington Place, police said. Three suspects approached the victim and "began to yell gang slogans and asked the victim where he was from."

The suspects assaulted the victim, punching him and kicking him to the ground.

"During the attack, the victim was stabbed three times, once under his right armpit and twice in the back," Culver police said. "After stabbing the victim, the suspects fled the scene in an unknown direction."

Police described the three suspects as the following:

• Suspect 1: Male Latino, 21-22 years old, 5 foot 8 inches tall, weighing 140-150 pounds. He has short, dark hair and was wearing a black shirt, blue jeans and had an unknown tattoo on his chest.
• Suspect 2: Male Latino, 21-22 years old, 5 foot 9 inches tall, weighing 120 to 130 pounds. He has short, light-colored hair and was wearing a white shirt and khaki pants with unknown tattoos on his arms and chest.
• Suspect 3: Male Latino, 21-22 years old, 5 foot 3 inches tall, weighing 180 to 200 pounds. He was wearing a blue "LA" hat, dark shirt and dark jeans.

It's unclear what type of weapon was used to stab the victim, investigators said.

The victim was taken to a hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. He is now in stable condition.

Anyone with any information about the incident was asked to call the CCPD Detective Bureau at 310-253-6300.

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