Crime & Safety
Man Fatally Stabbed In Downtown LA Area; Suspect Arrested
Paramedics rushed him to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
LOS ANGELES, CA — A man was arrested on suspicion of murder for allegedly fatally stabbing another man in downtown Los Angeles, authorities said Sunday.
Officers dispatched at about 9 p.m. Saturday to the 500 block of South Crocker Street located a man, about 45 years old, suffering from stab wounds, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Paramedics rushed him to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
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The suspect, described as a man about 64 years old, fled on foot and into a nearby apartment building, police said.
He was arrested at that site on suspicion of murder, a police officer with the LAPD's Media Relations Section told City News Service.
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No further information was immediately available.
— City News Service
