Police have arrested a person in his 70s in reference to a stabbing that happened on a Metro bus Friday afternoon in South Los Angeles.
Two individuals had been injured within the altercation, which happened round 2:20 p.m. on the intersection of Western Avenue and 76th Avenue in Manchester Sq., authorities mentioned.
One sufferer, recognized solely as a person in his 50s, was stabbed within the neck and handled for a laceration. One other particular person suffered minor unspecified accidents through the assault, in keeping with a Los Angeles Police Division spokesperson. Each had been taken to a hospital and are in steady situation.
The suspect, who was carrying a knee brace, was apprehended roughly 20 minutes after the incident, police mentioned. Authorities haven’t launched his identify, however mentioned he was in his 70s.
The stabbing happened aboard bus line 207, which runs from Hollywood to Hawthorne through Western Avenue, in keeping with Maya Pogoda, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
It was not instantly clear what prompted the altercation.
“We stay grateful for our bus operators who proceed to cope with societal points whereas transporting our passengers throughout the county,” Pogoda mentioned in an announcement.
