PICO RIVERA — A Pico Rivera teenager is suspected of stabbing a man at a party Saturday during a failed robbery, authorities said.
The incident occurred about 9:30 p.m. in the 9100 block of Bermudes Street, Los Angeles County sheriff’s Sgt. Joe Van Damme said.
The suspect, a 17-year-old boy whose name was not released due to his age, allegedly tried to rob the victim, another young man, of his cell phone, the sergeant said.
“When the victim didn’t give up his cell phone, (the suspect) slashed him in the left arm, by the shoulder blade,” Van Damme said.
The teenage suspect was arrested at the party, and the wounded man, believed to be 18 or 19 years old, was treated at a hospital and released later the same night, he said.
The suspect was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and attempted robbery, Van Damme said, and taken to Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey.