LAPD searching for suspect in stabbing at El Pollo Loco in Hollywood

ByLeanne Suter and ABC7.com staff KABC logo
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Suspect on loose after stabbing at El Pollo Loco in Hollywood
A suspect remains on the loose after a fight led to a violent stabbing at an El Pollo Loco restaurant in Hollywood Tuesday night.

HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A suspect remains on the loose after a fight led to a violent stabbing at an El Pollo Loco restaurant in Hollywood Tuesday night.

The incident was reported just before 7 p.m. at Fountain Avenue and Vine Street.

Police say two men got into a fight in the restaurant's parking lot. One stabbed the other multiple times and ran off.

The victim stumbled inside the El Pollo Loco and collapsed. Restaurant workers called 911.

The victim was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.

The suspect remains on the loose. A description has not yet been released.

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