Son Detained In Mt. Baldy Stabbing Death Of Acclaimed Photojournalist

LOS ANGELES, CA — A man stabbed to death while hiking in the San Gabriel Mountains near Mt. Baldy over the weekend was a world-renowned photojournalist, and his teenage son has been detained on suspicion of killing him.

Citing the victim's friends, KTLA identified the slain man as British war photographer 61-year-old Paul Lowe. His son, Emir Abadzic-Lowe 19, was arrested after crashing his speeding car not far from the scene where police found his father, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department.

Lowe was a professor at University of the Arts London, who earned acclaim for his work covering the siege of Sarajevo in former Yugoslavia.

News of his violent death shocked colleagues.

"We lost more than a photographer when #PaulLowe passed away. We lost a witness to our history, a storyteller who showed the world the truths that many wished to ignore. His lens captured more than the horrors of war; it captured the resilience, the survival, the humanity of #Sarajevo at its darkest moment," CNN producer Ika Ferrer Gotić posted on social media.

"For those of us who knew him, Paul wasn’t just a great artist. He was a kind soul, a man who cared deeply for the people and the stories he photographed. He was someone who became one with his subject, whose empathy was as powerful as his talent. In losing Paul, we’ve lost a piece of Sarajevo’s heart. But through his images, his legacy lives on, forever reminding us of the importance of remembering," she added.

“Paul was a courageous and beloved comrade, and a deeply devoted father and husband. The loss is shocking and overwhelming, and our hearts go out to his wife and family,” the VII Photo Agency posted.

Lowe covered breaking news and war around the world, including the fall of the Berlin Wall and famine in Africa.

His authored multiple books including, “Bosnians,” documenting 10 years of the war and its aftermath in Bosnia.

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According to the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, deputies responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call for service on Mount Baldy Road near Stoddard Canyon Falls Saturday.

They arrived to find Lowe suffering from a stab wound to the neck, according to the sheriff's department and the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner.

Lowe died at the scene.

Witnesses reported seeing a white man driving away from the scene. He crashed a few miles away, according to investigators. The man, identified as Emir Abadzic-Lowe, was detained by deputies in connection with the homicide investigation, according to authorities.

Abadzic-Lowe remains behind bars in lieu of $2 million bail.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.