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Stabbing Reported Near MLK Day Parade in Leimert Park Prompts Heavy LAPD Response

Officials report de‑escalation efforts by community teams, with any link between the reported incidents unverified.

Overview

  • Officers responded just before 2 p.m. to a stabbing call at Martin Luther King Jr. and Crenshaw boulevards near the parade terminus.
  • LAPD deployed dozens of units, formed a skirmish line, and issued dispersal orders as fights were reported on nearby streets.
  • AIR7 video showed officers moving on a large crowd outside an El Pollo Loco after a disturbance was reported at that location.
  • Reports described an assault on a police officer in the vicinity, with details and any connection to the stabbing unconfirmed.
  • The stabbing victim was taken to a hospital, and Mayor Karen Bass said community violence interventionists are working with LAPD to de‑escalate.