Sheriff’s detectives were investigating the stabbing death of a man Saturday in Compton.
The stabbing was reported at 5:19 p.m. at an apartment complex in the 2400 block of El Segundo Boulevard, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Tracy Koerner.
“Responding deputies discovered the victim unresponsive in a courtyard within the apartment complex, suffering from apparent stab wounds,” Koerner said.
The victim was taken by paramedics to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, he said. His name was withheld pending notification of family.
No suspect information was immediately available, nor was a motive for the killing.
Anyone with information on this death was asked to call the LASD’s homicide unit at 323-890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 900-222-TIPS (8477).