LOS ANGELES - Two people, including a 9-year-old boy, are in critical condition Wednesday after they were stabbed by a homeless man in what law enforcement is calling an "unprovoked attack" inside Target in downtown Los Angeles.
Following the stabbing spree, the suspect was shot and killed by the store’s security guard.
The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call near the intersection of 7th and Figueroa streets Tuesday night. LAPD officials said the young boy and a 25-year-old woman were both stabbed by the suspect.
According to LAPD Chief Michel Moore, the suspect allegedly told the boy he was going to kill him. The boy tried to walk away, but the suspect stabbed the child in the back.
LAPD does not believe the two stabbing victims are related to one another. The boy was at the store with his mother, who was not present at the time of the attack, Moore added.
Moore said good Samaritans intervened in both cases, pulling the victims to safety.
Authorities continue to investigate a motive for the stabbings.
Just after 7:30 p.m., the LAPD tweeted there was no active threat to the generic public.
Anyone with information is asked to call police.
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