Man arrested in deadly stabbing at Santa Monica Beach

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A suspect is in custody Tuesday in connection with the fatal stabbing of a man near a restroom building on Santa Monica Beach in Santa Monica.

Police responded to the 2000 block of the beach around 2:07 p.m. Monday regarding a report of an assault with a deadly weapon and found the victim was a stab wound to the chest, according to the Santa Monica Police Department.

Officers administered CPR on the victim until paramedics arrived and to him to a hospital in an unknown condition, police said.

KABC reported the victim later died at the hospital.

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