A girl was fatally stabbed whereas leaving a Metro prepare Monday morning, in response to authorities.
The passenger, a lady in her 50s, was stabbed within the throat and located by police on the Common Metropolis station within the 3900 block of Lankershim Boulevard shortly after 5 a.m., in response to Los Angeles Police Officer Drake Madison. The station serves the B Line (previously the Crimson Line) trains that run from Union Station to North Hollywood.
The Los Angeles Fireplace Division obtained a name from a passerby at 4:59 a.m. who reported seeing a “particular person down,” division spokesperson Brian Humphrey mentioned.
As firefighters have been on their means, dispatchers obtained a number of different calls from individuals who mentioned they believed the sufferer was bleeding, however not one of the callers was prepared to get shut sufficient to substantiate something about her situation, Humphrey mentioned.
The lady was taken to a hospital, the place she died from her accidents, Madison mentioned.
In a press release, Metro mentioned the girl was stabbed as she was getting off the prepare and safety personnel rendered assist till paramedics arrived.
“Metro extends its condolences to her household and associates,” the assertion mentioned.
A suspect was taken into custody by Los Angeles Police Division officers within the space of the Common Metropolis station, LAPD Capt. Kelly Muniz mentioned.
The suspect ran out of the prepare, however officers discovered him close by, Muniz mentioned. Police launched no further details about the suspect.
Prepare service to the station was interrupted Monday morning, however resumed by the afternoon.
Monday’s stabbing fell on Earth Day, when all rides aboard Metro’s trains and buses are free. Entry to the prepare was unfettered and obtainable to all. Police say the suspect was unknown to officers within the North Hollywood Division.
The stabbing additionally follows a gradual improve in violent crimes on Metro trains lately. Homicides, aggravated assaults and robberies elevated from 2019 by way of 2023, in response to Metro’s year-end abstract. There was a pointy improve in a separate class of crimes that embrace battery, vandalism, use of narcotics and intercourse offenses aboard Metro’s trains over the identical interval.
There have been no homicides on Metro trains in 2019, however there have been three in 2020; 5 every in 2021 and 2022; and 6 in 2023, in response to Metro’s information. In December 2023, the B Line noticed an 18% improve in whole crime in contrast with the earlier month, with a rise in aggravated assaults, robberies and larcenies.
Metro estimates 5.7 million riders traveled by prepare in March, up from roughly 5.1 million rail riders in February.
Anybody with details about the stabbing can contact the Los Angeles Regional Crime Stoppers Hotline at (800) 222-TIPS, or (800) 222-8477.
