Man stabbed more than 10 times in Chinatown attack; suspect arrested

A person was stabbed greater than 10 instances throughout a random assault in Chinatown Wednesday afternoon, and one other man has been arrested, police stated.

The incident occurred close to the intersection of Alpine Road and Broadway.

William Yu, 46, was strolling alone in downtown Los Angeles and Chinatown, as he usually does, when he was approached by a person, the sufferer’s brother informed KTLA.

William Yu tried to get out of the person’s means, however the assailant grabbed him and struck him. David Yu stated his brother thought he was being punched, however he was really being stabbed repeatedly within the face and neck. The sufferer additionally suffered slashes to his groin and abdomen space.

A wrestle continued till Los Angeles Police Division officers arrived on the scene and the suspect was taken into custody.

He was recognized as 50-year-old Timmothy Meirs and faces a mayhem cost, police stated. His bail was set at $100,000.

Authorities should not investigating the incident as a hate crime, however somewhat a random assault.

David Yu arrange a GoFundMe web page for his brother as he recovers from his accidents. Pictures shared to the fundraising web page present the sufferer with a number of bloodied lacerations that seemed to be stitched up.