Los Angeles City College lockdown lifted, classes canceled after fatal stabbing

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles City College was placed on lockdown for several hours and classes were canceled for the evening after a fatal stabbing on campus Monday.

The school announced the lockdown shortly after 3 p.m, declaring a "campus emergency" and telling students and staff to shelter in place.

A tweet said sheriff's deputies were searching for a suspect in a stabbing.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says a call for help was made around 2 p.m. and deputies on campus heard screams for help, then found a bleeding stabbing victim in a parking garage.

The suspect was last seen running away from the garage in the area of Heliotrope and Melrose. The victim was not a student.

Officials later said the victim had died.

The lockdown was lifted around 5:30 p.m.

A knife was recovered from the scene.

Online classes were still being held Monday, the school said.