Police search for suspect who stabbed downtown Los Angeles restaurant patron

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Friday, January 3, 2020
Suspect outstanding after deadly DTLA stabbing
People in downtown Los Angeles were on edge Thursday morning after a deadly stabbing inside a restaurant.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- People in Downtown Los Angeles were on edge Thursday morning after a deadly stabbing inside a restaurant.

Police said the suspect may be a homeless man. The victim was identified as 56-year-old Homer Garcia.

The incident happened Wednesday morning inside a diner near 7th and Main streets.

Investigators said the victim and suspect were eating before they got into an argument and the suspect grabbed a knife. Officials said he stabbed the victim and then took off.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Los Angeles Police Department.

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