A man was stabbed multiple times in what bystanders say was a brutal attack in downtown Los Angeles near Skid Row Friday and the suspect is on the loose.
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Los Angeles Police Department officers from LAPD's Central Division were called to 235 South San Pedro St. and Second Avenue at 1:30 p.m. regarding reports of a stabbing. When they arrived at the scene, witnesses told the officers a man approached the victim from behind and stabbed him repeatedly, an LAPD spokesman told City News Service.
The victim was taken to a hospital in critical condition, Fox 11 reported.
There was no suspect description, police said.
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