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LAPD Disperses Crowd After South L.A. MLK Parade, Confirms Arrests as Stabbing Report Is Probed

Officials are investigating a reported stabbing alongside an alleged assault on an officer, with the victim's condition undisclosed.

Overview

  • Police were called to Stocker Street and Crenshaw Boulevard for reports that a 40-year-old man was stabbed during a fight shortly before 2 p.m., and the victim was transported to a hospital with no condition released.
  • LAPD initially reported they could not locate a stabbing victim near McClung Drive and Stocker Street and said an ambulance was requested as they assessed the scene.
  • Officers issued dispersal orders, formed skirmish lines, and moved to control multiple street fights in Leimert Park after the parade.
  • The department said a person was beaten by a crowd near a McDonald's at 43rd Street and Crenshaw Avenue, and that individual's condition remains unknown.
  • Police confirmed arrests tied to the disturbances without providing a number, and Mayor Karen Bass condemned the violence as investigators review the incidents, including the alleged assault on an officer.