A man was killed in a shooting and stabbing on a Metro C Line train in Hawthorne Wednesday evening and a person of interest was detained.
The victim was taken to a hospital following the attack at the Crenshaw Station, where he was later pronounced dead.
Deputies responded to the area near the Crenshaw Boulevard off-ramp from the Glenn Anderson (105) Freeway to search for a suspect after receiving a report about shots fired around 7:28 p.m., said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department homicide Lt. Michael Gomez.
The police activity stemming from the shooting prompted Metro to suspend train service between the Hawthorne/Lennox and Vermont/Athens stations, providing shuttle bus service instead.
Anyone with information about this killing was asked to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Anonymous calls can be made to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 and tips can be sent to lacrimestoppers.org.