Stabbing Follows Rebuff of Panhandler
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A 21-year-old man was stabbed Saturday at a Burger King near Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue after he declined to give money to a panhandler, police said.
The panhandler stabbed the man with a steak knife, said a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department.
The incident occurred about 5 p.m., police said.
The victim, whose name was not released, was reported in stable condition.
The alleged attacker, who remains at large, frequents the area, police said.
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