A man died after being stabbed in the neck outside an apartment complex in Canoga Park, police say.
Initial reports from the Los Angeles Police Department indicate that officers were called to 7523 Vassar Avenue around 11:20 p.m. Tuesday, and upon arriving, they found a man lying with a stab wound in the complex’s courtyard.
The man’s family had heard a noise from inside their apartment and came out to discover him with a “laceration to his neck,” LAPD stated.
Despite lifesaving efforts from first responders, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
His identity was not immediately released by authorities; however, KTLA 5’s Annie Rose Ramos spoke with the victim’s mother, who identified him as a man in his 30s named George. She also said that she did not know any information surrounding her son’s death.
George was the father of a young boy, his mother revealed.
A link to the GoFundMe started to help pay for his funeral services can be found here.
Police described the suspect as a Hispanic man in his 20s who remained at large as of 5:30 a.m. Wednesday. It was not immediately clear whether the incident was gang-related.
Investigators are looking into what led up to the stabbing. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Los Angeles Police Department.
Alexis Lewis contributed to this report.