Brawl breaks out at LA’s MLK Day Parade, person possibly stabbed


A celebration of peace honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday quickly developed into chaos when a stabbing near the terminus of the annual parade drew a heavy police response and a restless crowd.

The LAPD was called just before 2 p.m. to the intersection of Stocker Street and Crenshaw Boulevard after a 40-year-old man was stabbed after a fight involving several people, prompting immediate concern. As a crowd grew around the scene, multiple fights reportedly broke out in adjacent streets, according to police.

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Aerial view of a large crowd of people gathered in the street during the MLK Parade in Leimert Park.
A celebration honoring Martin Luther King Jr. quickly turned into chaos when a stabbing near the terminus of the annual parade drew a heavy police response and a restless crowd. KTLA

In response, officers formed a skirmish line and issued dispersal orders.


Aerial view of LA Police at the MLK parade in Leimert Park.
LA Police seen at the MLK Parade in Leimert Park. KTLA

“Unfortunately after the parade, LAPD responded to a group of young people creating a disturbance and there are reports of a stabbing towards the end of the parade route that remains under investigation,” Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement.

The victim was taken to a nearby hospital, although details about his condition are unknown.


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