20-year-old stabbed

A 20-year-old Hacienda Heights man with gang connections was stabbed in the chest as he walked out of an Arcadia beverage shop near Duarte Road and Santa Anita Avenue Friday afternoon, May 11.

The Arcadia Police Department was notified by staff at a local hospital that they were treating a victim Thursday evening (May 17) of a stabbing that he said in Arcadia six days earlier. Officers met with the victim, a 20-year-old, male Asian from Hacienda Heights, at the hospital, where he was being treated for a single stab wound to his chest. The victim said he had walked out of the beverage shop when he was approached in the parking lot by two males, asking the victim where he was from. Words were exchanged, and the suspects punched the victim. One suspect stepped back, pulled out a folding knife, and stabbed the victim in the chest. The suspects then ran off. The victim said the incident took place between 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. The victim provided a vague description of the suspects as being Hispanic males, 18-21 years old, one wearing a blue “LA” hat, blue shirt, black/gray plaid shorts, and white knee high socks.

The victim does have admitted gang affiliation and based on the victim’s account, the incident may be gang related. Due to a lack of witnesses and delayed reporting of the incident, police are asking the public’s help in providing additional information on the crime. Anyone with information related to this case is asked to call the Arcadia Police Department at (626)574-5156. You can also submit crime tips and information via text, phone, or web to LA Regional Crime Stoppers, 800-222-TIPS (8477).