A woman was stabbed in a random attack in a Koreatown parking garage by a man who was fatally shot by the victim’s boyfriend, police said Wednesday.
Officers responded about 5:25 p.m. Tuesday to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon in the 600 block of South Berendo Street and found a man dead from a gunshot wound and a woman who had been stabbed, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The woman was hospitalized in intensive care but is expected to recover from her injuries, police said.
The deceased suspect was identified as 29-year-old Los Angeles resident Kevin Yoo, a known gang member with an extensive criminal history, according to LAPD Lt. John Radtke.
At the time of the attack, Yoo was free on bail after being arrested in a kidnapping case, the detective said.
It was unclear what prompted the stabbing, he said.
The woman’s 29-year-old boyfriend said he acted in self-defense, but did not have a permit to carry a concealed firearm, Radtke said.
He was not arrested, but a decision on possible charges will be made by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, according to the lieutenant.
His name was not released.
— Wire reports