Crime & Safety

2 Arrested In Connection With Stabbing In Santa Monica

A man was hospitalized with wounds on his neck and arm after the stabbing in Santa Monica.

Officers took the suspects into custody around 1:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the Santa Monica Police Department.
Officers took the suspects into custody around 1:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the Santa Monica Police Department. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

SANTA MONICA, CA — Two men were arrested Thursday for their alleged involvement in a stabbing in Santa Monica that left one man hospitalized, authorities said.

Officers took the suspects into custody around 1:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the Santa Monica Police Department.

It was unclear where the arrests were made and the suspects' names were not immediately released.

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About 7 p.m. Wednesday, officers located the stabbing victim in the 700 block of Santa Monica Boulevard and stopped the bleeding. He had lacerations to his neck and an artery in his upper arm, and was taken to a hospital in stable condition.

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