A woman was killed and two others were hospitalized after what appears to be a domestic dispute that led to an attack with a samurai-style sword Thursday afternoon in San Dimas.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies were called to the intersection of South Huntington Avenue and Basset Court just before 3:30 p.m. for a report of a rescue.
In video footage obtained by KTLA, a lone woman with blood on her right leg and hands was seen holding the sword near a U-Haul box truck parked in the 300 block of South Huntington Avenue as authorities arrived on the scene.
As the deputies approached, the woman motioned for them to stop.
She appeared to want to show them the sword, but she immediately put the weapon down and raised her hands when the deputies ordered her to do so.
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A woman seen carrying a samurai-style sword moments before Los Angeles police officers arrived after a fatal attack on July 18, 2024 in San Dimas. (Danielle Leivo) -
What appears to be a samurai-style sword wrapped in crime scene tape after a fatal attack on July 18, 2024. (KTLA) -
What appears to be a samurai-style sword wrapped in crime scene tape after a fatal attack on July 18, 2024. (KTLA) -
A woman seen moments before Los Angeles police officers arrived after a fatal attack on July 18, 2024 in San Dimas. (Danielle Leivo) -
Los Angeles deputies at the scene of a fatal stabbing in San Dimas on July 18, 2024. (Danielle Leivo) -
Los Angeles deputies at the scene of a fatal stabbing in San Dimas on July 18, 2024. (Danielle Leivo) -
Los Angeles deputies at the scene of a fatal stabbing in San Dimas on July 18, 2024. (Danielle Leivo) -
Los Angeles deputies at the scene of a fatal stabbing in San Dimas on July 18, 2024. (KTLA)
“That woman then directed them to a residence down the street where officers located another woman also suffering from lacerations, who was later pronounced dead at the scene,” LASD Lt. Daniel Vizcarra said at a news conference. “As they continued through the residence, another woman was found unharmed in the residence, who was also transported to a local hospital due to a medical emergency.”
According to KTLA’s Rick Chambers reporting, the emergency could be a heart attack.
A missing 95-year-old man was found dead on cliffs below a park in the Los Angeles harbor area.
As for what sparked the deadly violence between at least two of the women, authorities say that remains unknown at this time because they only speak Mandarin Chinese, which has slowed the investigation.
“The preliminary investigation suggests that there may be a family connection, but again, due to the language barrier, we have not confirmed it,” Lt. Vizcarra said.
Aerial footage from Sky5 showed the area on South Huntington Avenue where the U-Haul truck was parked and the samurai sword was in the street, cordoned off with yellow crime scene tape.
KTLA has learned that interpreters have been sent to the scene and the hospital to help investigators learn more about what exactly happened.
Detectives said there was no longer a threat to the community.
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