3 Men Arrested In Fatal Stabbing In Koreatown
The victim was allegedly trying to break up a fight when he was killed.
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The victim was allegedly trying to break up a fight when he was killed.
Authorities are seeking information on suspects involved in the fatal stabbing of a man that took place in Koreatown on Saturday morning. According to an initial report, the man attempted to break up a fight and was stabbed in the process.
Crews arrived before dawn Thursday to begin clearing the 8-foot-tall pile of junk that has covered the front yard, driveway, and backyard of a Koreatown home.
Leticia Ruiz doesn't enjoy sitting out on her porch in Koreatown as much these days because of the mountain of trash that covers her neighbor's front yard.
Residents say they have repeatedly complained to the city about the massive piles of garbage and debris surrounding the nearby home and have gotten zero results.
A large wall of bicycles created by a local unhoused man is lending a window into the increasing number of people living on the 4th Street sidewalk in Koreatown since the pandemic began.
Police began pursuing the suspects, who were in a black Dodge, on Western Avenue at about 6:10 p.m. after responding to reports of a man possibly armed with a gun.
Firefighters responded to find one person trapped underneath the car.
Police were conducting a human trafficking investigation when the pursuit began.
A burglar eluded attempts by Los Angeles Police Department SWAT and K-9 units to arrest him in Koreatown Tuesday.
A group of transgender rights activists Tuesday announced a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department for its handling of recent protests outside Wi Spa in Koreatown.
Wi Spa in Koreatown is at the center of controversy after a woman posted a rant online about a transgender customer.
A fire was set outside a restaurant in the 900 block of South Vermont Avenue just after midnight on April 2. The fire damaged the restaurant's outdoor canopy/tent that had been set up to accommodate outdoor dining.
In an effort to curb a rise in hate crimes against Asians and Asian-Americans, volunteers offered safety and companionship to residents of Koreatown Thursday.
In Chinatown Saturday evening, a crowd gathered seeking light out of darkness just days after a mass shooting in Atlanta that left eight people dead, including six Asian women. In Los Angeles, grief is evolving.
The Korean American Federation of Los Angeles will hold a #StopAsianHate march and rally in Koreatown on Saturday
Denny Kim said he was walking down Kenmore Avenue, between Wilshire Boulevard and 6th Street, Feb. 16 when two men attacked him. "They told me to go back to China," Kim said.
Police have made an arrest in the murder of a 38-year-old woman who was shot and killed in Koreatown last month.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers were called to the building in the 3200 block of W. 8th Street at about 4:30 p.m. for reports that a person was barricaded inside.
A witness called police to report someone had vandalized the building, spraying a Nazi symbol on the wall along with the words "I hate your race." Sky 2 was overhead to capture a worker cleaning up the graffiti later in the day.
Police responded at 1:10 a.m. to a shooting near the intersection of Council Street and Mariposa Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
It's unclear if police have obtained any surveillance video of the collision or if there were any witnesses.
Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department were investigating Wednesday evening after a fetus was found in the middle of a Koreatown street.
There was no word on the cause and circumstances of the fire.
Democratic incumbent Rep. Jimmy Gomez has won reelection, the Associated Press projected Tuesday.
