A loss-prevention officer at the grocery store stopped the woman right outside the front door around 10 a.m. Monday for allegedly shoplifting, Los Angeles police said.
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When the woman started screaming, her boyfriend emerged from the parking lot and tried to pull her away from the Gelson's employee.
A Good Samaritan, who happened to be in the parking lot at the time, saw what was happening and went to help the loss-prevention officer.
That's when the suspect's boyfriend pulled out a knife.
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"The boyfriend ran to help, wanted to attack the loss-prevention officer when an innocent bystander intervened to try to help the loss-prevention officer, and the suspect stabbed the bystander a couple of times," said LAPD Sgt. Leonid Tsap.
The Good Samaritan suffered non-life threatening slash-type wounds in the upper torso, neck and ear, and the knife-wielding boyfriend suffered cuts on his hands. Both were transported to an area hospital.
The woman accused of shoplifting and her boyfriend were taken into custody.