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Man killed in machete attack in downtown Los Angeles

Joseph Serna
1 min read

An argument between two men in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday night ended with one killing the other with a machete, police said.

Officers responded to a homicide call in the 500 block of South Los Angeles Street after 11 p.m. Thursday and found a man with wounds to his neck, Los Angeles police Officer Jeff Lee said.

The man had been attacked with a machete, police said. His assailant ran west on 6th Street and has not been arrested.

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Paramedics rushed the injured man to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Lee said.

An investigation into the attack is ongoing.

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