Crime & Safety

Man Stabbed To Death By Acquaintance In Venice

A man was stabbed to death late Sunday in Venice.

VENICE, CA — Two men walking down a Venice street got into an argument and one stabbed the other to death, police said Monday.

It happened at 9:33 p.m. Sunday at 501 N. Venice Blvd., near Mildred Avenue, according to a desk officer at the Los Angeles Police Department's Operations Center.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, she said. The suspect fled.

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The two men were apparently acquaintances. The reason for the argument was not known.

A suspect description was not immediately available.

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