Man stabbed to death in Sun Valley; suspect may have been protecting woman from assault
A 24-year-old man was stabbed to death in Sun Valley on Thursday night, according to Los Angeles police.
Officers responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon in the 12000 block of Saticoy Street around 11:10 p.m.
They found a man with stab wounds, who died at the scene. A 26-year-old suspect remained at the scene and was detained by Valley Bureau homicide detectives, according to the LAPD.
Some witnesses told police that the suspect was a good Samaritan who interceded when the man who was killed assaulted a woman, according to KTLA-TV.
The LAPD said the incident was not gang related. Police could not immediately confirm the KTLA report.
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