Will Coneybear and Jennifer McGraw
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A teenager was stabbed following a fight at a Los Angeles summer carnival on Saturday night, resulting in a fatality.
A Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson confirmed to KTLA that the stabbing happened around 10:30 p.m. on Venice Boulevard near Keystone Avenue in the Palms neighborhood of Los Angeles.
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At the time, organizers with the Los Angeles Police Department’s Pacific Area Boosters were hosting the second day of a three-night street carnival as part of the Palms Weekend Festival between Overland and Motor Boulevards in Venice.
Police are investigating after a teenager stabbed and killed another teenager during an altercation at a police-sponsored street fair on June 22, 2024. (OnSceneTV)
Police are investigating after a teenager stabbed and killed another teenager during an altercation at a police-sponsored street fair on June 22, 2024. (OnSceneTV)
A preliminary investigation revealed that the victim, identified only as a 16-year-old Hispanic boy, was stabbed multiple times by a 15-year-old boy during an altercation with several other teens.
Police said the 16-year-old boy was rushed to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
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Authorities added that the stabbing appears to be gang related.
No arrests had been made as of 6 a.m. Sunday, and a suspect description was not immediately released.
According to KTLA 5’s Jennifer McGraw, it appears the carnival is on track to go ahead as scheduled on its final day on Sunday.