Authorities are searching for an attacker who stabbed a man Tuesday night outside a Metro station in Universal City. Video broadcast Tuesday Dec. 17, 2024 on the NBC4 News at 11 p.m.
Authorities are searching for the person who attacked a man Tuesday night on a train at the Universal City/Studio City Station Metro Station.
A detailed description of the person sought in the attack at about 10 p.m. Tuesday was not immediately available. The man in his 30s was hospitalized after the attack at the San Fernando Valley transit stop on Lankershim Boulevard below Universal Studios Hollywood.
The victim's condition was stable, police said Wednesday morning.
Details about a motive for the attack, which police said happened on a train, were not available.
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Initial reports indicated the victim was stabbed, but police later said the confrontation is considered an assault with a deadly weapon. Details about what type of weapon was used were not available.
"Metro's focus is on ensuring our system is safe for our customers and employees, even as our county works to address the drug addiction and untreated mental illness challenges that result in incidents like the one on our system last night," Metro said in a statement. "We value the continued partnership with our city and county partners in ensuring the Metro system can get the people of Los Angeles where they need to go -- and safely."
NBCLA has reached out to Metro and police for more details.
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Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn, chair of the Metro Board, released a statement about the attack.
“It is my priority to keep our passengers and operators safe,” Hahn said. “We have to keep weapons off of our system. No one should be able to take a knife or a gun on our buses or trains. I am going to keep pressing this agency to get serious about keeping weapons off our system.”
In April, a woman on her way home from work was killed in a stabbing on a Metro train between the North Hollywood and Universal/Studio City stations. The stabbing around 5 a.m. was on a train heading toward downtown Los Angeles before it arrived at the Universal/Studio City Station.
The attacker in the April stabbing was arrested about 30 minutes later near Ventura Boulevard and Vineland Avenue. Court records show the accused attacker was previously convicted of assaulting passengers on Los Angeles public transit system.
