LAPD searching for suspect who fatally stabbed man, then tried to stab 2 others in ‘random’ attacks

Police are looking for an individual who fatally stabbed a 34-year-old man earlier than attempting to stab two others in what seem like “random” assaults within the Westlake neighborhood of Central Los Angeles, authorities stated.

The sufferer, Sergio Santay, was strolling within the the 600 block of Bonnie Brae Road round 2:40 p.m. April 8, when he was approached by somebody armed with a knife.

“With out provocation, the suspect stabbed the sufferer,” the Los Angeles Police Division stated in a information launch Thursday.

Officers arrived on the scene to seek out Santay affected by a stab wound. He was rushed to a neighborhood hospital, the place he was later pronounced useless.

After the deadly stabbing, the assailant ran southbound on Bonnie Brae Road, eastbound within the east west alley and north of Wilshire Boulevard.

That’s the place he encountered two individuals sitting in an alley and tried to stab them too earlier than fleeing the scene.

“The assaults seem like random and unprovoked,” LAPD officers stated.

Detectives discovered surveillance video which captured the stabbing and the fleeing suspect.

The stabbing suspect was described as being male. He was final seen sporting a black fisherman hat with a marijuana sample, a turquoise T-shirt, light-colored shorts and darkish sneakers.

No additional particulars on the suspect have been out there.

Anybody with data is urged to name LAPD Central Bureau Murder detectives Sharman or Gonzales at 213-996-4116.