Two stabbed near Taste of Soul Festival in South Los Angeles

At least two people were stabbed near the Taste of Soul festival in South Los Angeles on Saturday. LAPD located the victims at a hospital and opened assault investigations.

Two stabbing victims located at hospital after South LA festival violence

At least two people were stabbed near the Taste of Soul festival in South Los Angeles on Saturday, nbclosangeles.com reports.

Officers first received calls around 2:45 p.m. about a stabbing near the intersection of Crenshaw Boulevard and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Charles Miller told City News Service. At least one person had been stabbed during what appeared to be a group fight, but all those involved had left the scene before officers arrived.

Later that evening, LAPD Media Relations confirmed that officers had located two victims at a hospital, interviewed them, and taken reports involving assaults by cutting.

The conditions of both victims were not immediately available. The circumstances surrounding the violence remained under investigation.

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