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Man Fatally Stabbed Outside Downey Library as Police Say Separate Ambulance Theft Unrelated

Authorities say both suspects were arrested in separate incidents near the library.

Overview

  • Police said the victim died at the scene outside Downey City Library near electric vehicle charging stations.
  • Witnesses reported the assailant ran toward the adjacent high school, where officers detained a suspect on the locked campus.
  • KABC reported the homicide suspect is a 23-year-old man, and police have not released any names.
  • A 52-year-old man stole a Downey Fire Department ambulance during the medical response, led a roughly 10-mile pursuit to Alhambra, crashed into a parked vehicle, and was arrested, with no injuries reported.
  • Video and witnesses described the ambulance driver screaming during his arrest, and police said the theft is not connected to the homicide.