Ian Banton, 42

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Ian Banton, 42, a black man, was found by police stabbed to death and lying in the street at 721 S. Myrtle Ave. in Inglewood. Paramedics took him to a hospital, where he died. Inglewood police investigators said Banton was walking on Myrtle when a man or youth pulled up, got out of a car, and started chasing him. Banton ran, but tripped and fell in the street. His attacker stabbed him, then sped away in the car.