Man Stabbed To Death On Venice Boardwalk; Suspect At Large

VENICE, CA — A man was fatally stabbed when an argument turned violent on the Venice boardwalk, and the suspect was last seen leaving the location on a bicycle, police said Sunday.

At about 8:50 p.m. Saturday the suspect and victim were involved in an argument near Westminster Avenue and Ocean Front Walk, when the suspect stabbed the man and fled the location on a bicycle, said Officer Rosario Cervantes of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations Section.

The suspect rode the bike northbound from the location, according to sources at the scene.

The victim was taken to an area hospital and died from his injuries, said Cervantes, adding that she had no other immediate information.

—City News Service