Man stabbed to death in his vehicle in Carson; suspect sought

Detectives are asking for the general public’s assist to establish the one who fatally stabbed a person sitting his automobile in Carson.

Round midday on Might 5, patrol officers responded to a radio name of an assault with a lethal weapon within the 5300 block of South Essential Avenue, the Los Angeles Police Division stated in a information launch.

The officers arrived to discover a sufferer affected by a stab wound to his neck, based on LAPD.

Los Angeles Hearth Division paramedics responded to the scene and transported the person to a neighborhood hospital, the place he died.   

The sufferer was recognized as 70-year-old Dal Lee, LAPD stated.

A preliminary investigation revealed {that a} man was within the car parking zone the place the sufferer’s car was parked.  

The sufferer walked to his van and sat within the entrance seat. The suspect approached from behind, stabbed the sufferer within the neck, then fled on foot.

The suspect, recognized solely as a Black man, was noticed carrying a “distinctive” sweatshirt and a surgical masks, based on LAPD.

Anybody with further data is requested to name Detective Abundis or Detective Pintado at 213-996-4117.  Throughout non-business hours or on weekends, calls needs to be directed to 1-877-527-3247. Anybody wishing to stay nameless ought to name the L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or go to www.lacrimestoppers.org.