One man is dead and another was hospitalized Thursday morning after a stabbing in Koreatown.
Authorities are searching for three men in connection to the stabbings, but it’s unclear what prompted the attack that was reported around 6 a.m. according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Residents on Alexandria Avenue woke up to the police investigation outside their door where the unidentified man died at the scene near 3rd Street.
Authorities placed a white canopy over his body outside an apartment building a few hours after the attack. One man was taken to hospital in unknown condition, according to police. The two men were described as being in their 30s, police said. A neighbor, who declined to give their name for privacy concerns, said the two men were related.
The three men who police are searching for in connection to the incident drove away in a white car. Robbery and homicide detectives are investigating the killing and there were no reports of any arrests as of Thursday afternoon.
Resident Tania Ramon, 23, attempted to get to her car on Alexandria Avenue while investigators canvassed the area and the street was cordoned off with police tape.
Ramon sits on the Wilshire Center-Koreatown Neighborhood Council as a sub-district representative and grew up in the neighborhood. She was worried about the people who were involved and wonders if she knew any of them.
“I have so many questions about all of this and I can only imagine what the longtime residents are thinking,” Ramon said. “This type of thing never happens here.”
She added, “It’s atrocious. I hope they catch whoever did this.”
