Los Angeles Times

Man arrested on suspicion of killing stepfather

- BY CHRISTIAN MARTINEZ

A man was arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing his 77-year-old stepfather and injuring a woman Tuesday night in Playa del Rey, Los Angeles police officials said.

The stabbing occurred around 6 p.m. at a home in the 200 block of Redlands Street, police said.

Alonzo Mansel, 23, is accused of stabbing his stepfather after an argument, injuring a woman in her 50s who was also at the home, then fleeing in a vehicle. The woman’s relationsh­ip to the men was not disclosed.

KCBS-TV Channel 2 reported that the suspect’s vehicle struck a light pole at Manchester Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard, about three miles from the home, and then the suspect ran away. He was eventually arrested by Los Angeles Airport Police and the LAPD near Sepulveda Eastway and Westcheste­r Parkway.

The 77-year-old, identified Wednesday as Harvey Lee Huddleston, was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman was taken to a hospital in unknown condition. The Los Angeles Police Department did not have an update on her condition as of Thursday.

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