Stabbing Suspect At Large After Santa Monica Boulevard Attack: PD

LOS ANGELES, CA — An assailant who police said allegedly stabbed a 50-year-old man in West Los Angeles is on the loose Wednesday, the Los Angeles Police Department said.

Officers from the department's West Los Angeles Division responded to the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Amherst Avenue at 12:05 a.m. Wednesday regarding a stabbing. When they arrived at the scene, the officers found the victim with stab wounds in his neck, LAPD Officer David Cuellar told City News Service.

The victim was taken to a hospital by Los Angeles Fire Department personnel in an unknown condition.

Witnesses told the officers a man dressed in all black clothing approached the victim and stabbed him multiple times .

A man was questioned near the scene but was later released, Cuellar said. The suspect remains at large.

City News Service