On Sept. 28, a man was fatally stabbed on the intersection of Spalding Drive and Charleville Boulevard during what the Beverly Hills Police Department called a “physical altercation.” Police say the man was stabbed after attacking a father and his baby. Video and eyewitness reports state that the father stabbed his attacker in self-defense and that the attacker then attempted a dognapping.
In a press release, the BHPD said that at approximately 2:51 p.m., they received a request for police indicating “unknown trouble” on the 100 block of Spalding Drive and Wilshire Boulevard. Arriving officers found two men suffering from injuries resulting from the altercation; the attacker had been stabbed. Police told the Courier that a taser was deployed on the attacker by officers. After an investigation, BHPD determined that the man stabbed had confronted the father and his child while they were walking on the sidewalk. A man who only identified himself as “Brian” to KCAL who was driving by witnessed the scene. Brian then told NBC4 the attacker “was not present, he was having some kind of psychotic break, and so it was kind of scary.” Pulling over his vehicle to help the two being attacked, Brian said his son intervened. The attacker then focused on them. Approaching Brian’s vehicle, the attacker lunged into it and grabbed his dog in the back seat.
Brian also told NBC4 he began punching the attacker, who was attempting to take the dog away from his vehicle. Fortunately, Brian was able to remove the dog’s collar to free the dog. The attacker then began pounding on the windows of a nearby home.
Videos posted to social media captured much of the violent episode. They show a father holding a baby pleading with witnesses to call 911. The attacker launches himself inside a vehicle’s backseat window, grabbing a dog by the collar. People inside the vehicle wrest the dog’s collar off and began to punch the attacker, fighting him out of the car. Another video shows the attacker appearing unresponsive and with gashes on his face and neck as officers render aid.
The attacker was transported to a local hospital where he later died; his exact cause of death remains under investigation.
According to the BHPD, the victim cooperated with their investigation and remained on scene. He was treated for injuries at the incident’s location and released.
The crime scene was blocked off for much of the night. Officers searched for evidence and talked to residents nearby.
Several days later, blood stains were still visible on a patch of grass where the attacker was taken into custody and treated by BHPD. A cross, candle and flowers were visible on the sidewalk in an apparent memorial.
No identifying details have yet been released for the parties involved. The BHPD encouraged anyone with information about the incident to contact them.
