Overview
- The attack, which occurred on May 20 while the victim waited at a bus stop near Hollywood Boulevard and Las Palmas, began when a dog bit the man and ended with him suffering multiple stab wounds and later dying at a hospital.
- Surveillance video circulating online shows the dog biting the victim’s ankles, the man apparently defending himself, and a group of men chasing and then surrounding him before the fatal assault.
- LAPD arrested three men at the scene the day of the attack and arrested the dog’s owner, Patrick Randall Perry, on May 28; all four are being held on suspicion of murder with bail set at $2 million.
- Police say detectives believe Perry stabbed the victim but it is not yet clear if prosecutors have received a charging package, and no one has been convicted in the case.
- Family members and local activists held a vigil, started a fundraiser, and pointed to a 2024 complaint and video about Perry that they say raise questions about earlier police follow-up and about bystander inaction on the busy Walk of Fame.