A family is mourning after a fatal stabbing of 64-year-old Juan Garcia at a mobile home in Gardena. As seen on air on the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Aug. 31, 2024.
A 64-year-old Gardena man was stabbed to death today in a mobile home park and his 23-year-old neighbor was arrested, authorities said.
The attack occurred at about 12:15 a.m. Saturday at the Travelers Mobile Home park at 13801 S. Vermont Ave., according to a statement by the Gardena Police Department.
Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics pronounced Juan Garcia dead at the scene, police said.
"To my sister and I, he was like a second father. He was always there for us," said Martha Garcia, niece of Juan Garcia.
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Investigators arrested Garcia's neighbor, Darren Aragon, on suspicion of murder and he was booked at the Gardena Police Department.
