Sheriff’s deputies Sunday were continuing their investigation into the stabbing death of a woman in her 20s in an unincorporated East Los Angeles neighborhood.
The attack was reported at 6:16 p.m. Saturday in the 4100 block of Whittier Boulevard. Deputies were dispatched to the location in response to an assault with a deadly weapon call, according to Deputy Tony Moore of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
The woman, suffering from stab wounds to the upper body, was taken to a hospital where she was later pronounced dead, he said.
No further information was available.
Anyone with information about the death was encouraged to contact the department’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500, or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477) or lacrimestoppers.org.