A police captain Sunday said two arrests have been made in connection with a homeless man who was fatally stabbed Nov. 6 in downtown Los Angeles.
Capt. Marc Reina of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Central Division said homicide detectives have arrested a man and a woman believed to be involved in the stabbing death of a homeless man in the area of Ninth Street, between Hope Street and Grand Avenue.
Homicide detectives received an anonymous tip that the suspects were in Anaheim and worked with police there to locate and arrest Fred Scott Johnson, 23, and Savannah McKinley, 28, who were both transients, police said.
Both were arrested at 8 p.m. Saturday, Johnson on suspicion of murder and McKinley on suspicion of being an accessory after the fact. They were being held in lieu of $2 million bail.
Paramedics responded about 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 6 for a medical emergency, police said, and rushed Fernando Perez to Dignity Health-California Hospital Medical Center, suffering from several stab wounds.
Perez died from his injuries on Nov. 8.
LAPD Central homicide detectives asked anyone with information regarding the stabbing death to call them at (213) 996-1878.