Teenage boy stabbed to death in East L.A.
A teenage boy was stabbed to death Friday night in East Los Angeles, authorities said Saturday.
The boy, 17, was found about 11:10 p.m. Friday in the 5000 block of Whittier Boulevard, in unincorporated Los Angeles County, suffering from a stab wound to the upper torso, Los Angeles County sheriff’s Deputy Kelvin Moody said.
He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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The boy’s name was not released, and authorities had no information on potential suspects or the circumstances of the stabbing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
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