Last Updated on April 1, 2017 by CCAR Staff
NORWALK >> Deputies are seeking a man who stabbed a senior citizen in a seemingly random and unprovoked attack at a Norwalk bus stop on Saturday afternoon.
The bizarre crime took place about 1:20 p.m. at a bus stop in front of a Wienerschnitzel restaurant Imperial Highway and Woods Avenue, Los Angeles County sheriff’s Sgt. Eric Arias said.
The victim, a man in his 70s, was sitting at the bus stop when his attacker approached from behind, the sergeant said.
Officials said the attacker, suddenly pulled out what was believed to be a pocket knife and stabbed the victim in the back of the neck before running away.
The assailant said nothing before the attack, which appeared entirely “unprovoked,” Arias said.
Paramedics took the man to a trauma center for treatment in stable condition, he said.
In initial radio broadcasts from the scene, deputies described the attacker as a Latino man between 20 and 30 years old, with a bald head, wearing a gray shirt and dark pants. He was last seen running south on Woods Avenue.
Anyone with information can reach the sheriff’s Norwalk Station at 562-863-8711. Tips may also be submitted anonymously to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.
