A very special Father’s Day tribute was held today for Lupe Arellano, a Vietnam veteran, cancer survivor and father of seven kids.  

“He never wants anything in return,” his daughter-in-law MaryJane Arellano explained. “He’s just about giving.”  

Family says that after he came home from Vietnam, his desire to serve showed in his work ethic, working two jobs Monday through Friday while he helped raise seven children.  

“I’m a firefighter and there’s been many times when I’m at work and my dad comes to my rescue,” his son Danny said. “He’s basically my 911.”  

Danny and two of his brothers, Eric and Jayme, all work for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Lupe’s youngest son, Andrew, works as an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department.  

“That’s all we ever knew, was service and teamwork,” Lupe’s daughter Lizette Revils, who works as a nurse, said. “There’s no finer man around than my dad.”  

Lupe, who comes from a large family himself, said he feels very proud of all his children, five boys and two girls.  

“All my kids have achieved something,” he said. “The wife and I have kind of helped them along sometimes, but not always. All parents want to help their kids along somehow. If I’m a very small part of that, I’m very proud.”  

KTLA Photojournalist Phil Ige contributed to this report.

A hospital in Los Angeles County is asking for the public’s help in identifying a patient who has been hospitalized since late April.  

Officials at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Torrance say the man was brought to the hospital by ambulance after suffering a medical emergency at a bus stop at Torrance Boulevard and Earl Street on April 23.  

The patient had no identification and has been unable to participate in his care, hospital officials said.  

He is described as a Black male adult standing around 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing approximately 193 pounds with brown eyes, black hair a beard and a mustache.

The man has several tattoos, including the word “California” across his abdomen, the date “1997” above his left eyebrow and the word “Lady” over his right eyebrow.  

Anyone who may recognize the patient or know any of his family members is urged to contact officials at 661-755-1322.  

The Los Angeles Police department has identified the woman shot and killed by officers while wielding a knife and threatening family members before turning the knife onto law enforcement.

Officers responded to an apartment building on the 9400 block of Van Nuys Boulevard in Panorama City at 12:50 a.m. Saturday on reports of a woman attempting to assault family members with a knife. The person who called authorities reported that the woman was blocking the family members from leaving the apartment.

Upon arrival, officers staged on a second-floor landing of the apartment building, just outside the unit’s door. After unsuccessfully attempting to speak to the woman, officers heard a loud banging noise and the woman’s screams, police said.

Officers then forced entry into the apartment, believing that the woman was attempting to “gain access” to the victims. Once inside, they encountered the woman and again shouted orders at her to drop the knife.

She refused, police said, and charged officers while holding up the knife. Officers simultaneously tased and shot her at that moment.

The woman was transported to a local hospital, where she later died. On Sunday, police identified her as 23-year-old Joanna Lua.

No other injuries were reported. A 10-inch bread knife was recovered at the scene.