USC student accused of fatally stabbing suspected car burglar
A 19-year-old University of Southern California student was in jail Tuesday after police accused him of murdering a man suspected of breaking into cars near campus, authorities said.
A 19-year-old University of Southern California student was in jail Tuesday after police accused him of murdering a man suspected of breaking into cars near campus, authorities said.
Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics pronounced the victim dead at the scene after they responded alongside officers to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon near campus shortly after 8 p.m. Monday, according to a Los Angeles Police Department statement.
Police identified the suspect as Ivan Gallegos, 19, of Los Angeles. USC spokesperson Lauren Bartlett said the teenager is enrolled as a junior studying business administration.
The location of the incident, the 700 block of West 28th Street, is a few blocks north of the University Park campus and the center of Greek Row.
"The male victim was breaking into vehicles at the location when the suspect confronted and stabbed the victim," the LAPD said.
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