Overview
- Officers found an about-80-year-old man with stab wounds outside a Tarzana home and he later died at a hospital Wednesday.
- A 44-year-old man was detained at the scene and is in LAPD custody while detectives continue their homicide inquiry.
- NBC reported that LAPD sources said the investigation began after a caller told police he had killed a “man with sin,” a detail investigators are treating as a lead.
- Authorities say it is unclear if the suspect and the victim knew each other, no formal charges have been announced, and the department calls the case an isolated incident.
- Detectives will review forensic evidence and witness statements and residents can expect ongoing police activity as officials work to establish motive and next steps.