A man is accused of stabbing another man in the head at a bus station in El Monte on Friday afternoon before being captured and arrested with the help of witnesses, authorities said.
The alleged attack took place about 5 p.m. at a terminal at the El Monte Bus Station, 3501 Santa Anita Ave., Lt. Lester Trull of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Transit Service Bureau said.
Deputies responded to a report of a stabbing and found a 53-year-old man who had been slashed in the forehead, the lieutenant said. He was taken to a hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
The stabber had fled the scene, but was pointed out by witnesses to nearby El Monte police officers, according to Trull. Police detained the suspect, also 53, before deputies arrived and arrested him on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. The knife believed to have been used in the stabbing was found during the investigation.
While the motive in the stabbing remained under investigation, “this was not random,” Trull said. The suspect and victim knew one another prior to the stabbing, though their specific relationship was unclear.
The identity of the suspect was not available pending the booking process, he said.
Anyone with information can reach the sheriff’s Transit Services Bureau at 323-563-5000. Tips may also be submitted anonymously to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.