2 Guests at Palmdale Party Fatally Stabbed

Two men were stabbed to death and a third was injured during a fight that broke out at a Palmdale party early Saturday morning, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported.

Several guests were leaving the party in the 39000 block of Eighth St. East about 4 a.m. when an argument started, said Deputy George Ducoulombier.

Two men, both in their 20s, were stabbed during an ensuing fight. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, Ducoulombier said. A third man was taken to Antelope Valley Hospital, but his condition was not released. The victims’ names were being withheld until relatives could be notified, authorities said.

Sheriff’s homicide investigators were questioning one man in connection with the stabbings. His name also was withheld. The reason for the argument was not known, Ducoulombier said.