SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Police have linked three stabbings of homeless people in recent weeks to a suspect who left typewritten “death warrant” notes at each crime scene, and they’re seeking a person of interest who goes by the name left on the letters.
The third signed letter was found at a stabbing early Thursday morning in Hollywood and was similar to letters found at two previous stabbings in downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica, Police Cmdr. Andrew Smith said. Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a person of interest.
All three victims are in their 50s and were stabbed in the back in the early morning hours as they slept, Smith said. The victims survived, though one remains hospitalized, police said.
Police are warning homeless people to seek shelter at night and avoid sleeping alone in the streets.