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Teenage boy dies after being stabbed, shot near downtown L.A. Metro station

A man leans on a bicycle as other people wait on a Metro train platform
After a teenage boy was stabbed and shot in downtown L.A. on Wednesday evening, investigators made a request to shut down rush-hour trains, fearing suspects may have fled into the 7th Street/Metro Center station. Above, riders wait at the station in 2020.
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A teenage boy who was stabbed and shot near a downtown L.A. Metro station died early Thursday, and police said two juveniles have been detained in connection with the attack.

Police responded to reports of a stabbing near the intersection of 7th and Flower streets around 5:40 p.m. Wednesday, according to Officer Melissa Podany, a Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman.

The victim and another juvenile were involved in a physical altercation when the other juvenile stabbed the victim with a knife and then shot him, Podany said.

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Two juveniles were detained later that night, police said. It was unclear whether one of them was the attacker. An investigation “will reveal how they were connected, if they were connected,” Podany said.

The victim was taken to L.A. County-USC Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead around 2 a.m., said Sarah Ardalani, a spokeswoman for the L.A. County coroner’s office. His name has been withheld pending notification of next of kin.

While searching the suspect’s home, officers seized six firearms, including several illegal assault weapons, police said.

Jan. 12, 2023

Police radio traffic initially described as many as seven suspects, according to a law enforcement source who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the “fluid situation.” At least one person who was handcuffed and detained as a person of interest managed to escape from officers during the chaotic scene near the 7th Street/Metro Center station, the source said.

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Podany said it’s unclear whether one of the juveniles who was detained was the person who escaped.

“It’s my understanding, preliminary, that the two people who were detained were not one of the people who got away,” Podany said. “But it wasn’t clear as of last night, and it’s still not clear as of this time.”

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