No Known Motive in Fatal Stabbing on Gold Line Train

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

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DUARTE - Details are still few as the investigation into a fatal stabbing aboard a Gold Line train continues Tuesday.

A man was detained in connection to the stabbing, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau, but Homicide detectives were unavailable to say if the suspect has been arrested.

The victim, only described as a man, died at the scene from a wound to the upper torso. A weapon was also recovered, deputies said.

The victim has yet to be identified, pending notification of next of kin, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.

Deputies with the Sheriff’s Transit Services Bureau, which patrols Los Angeles County Metro lines and Metrolink, received a 9-1-1 transfer call from Irwindale Police at 11:30 a.m. regarding an attack on either the platform or westbound train in Irwindale, according to Deputy Ramon Montenegro.

The train continued westbound and stopped at the Duarte/City of Hope Station, where the suspect and victim were met by deputies.

A passenger at the Duarte Station, awaiting an eastbound train, described a chaotic scene: riders fleeing from the passenger car where the victim lay lifeless, deputies taking the suspect into custody, a crime scene in progress.

“People ran off when deputies got there,” according to the passenger, who wished to not be named. “When fire got there, they started CPR for 15 min. Then stopped. The deputies put up crime tape so I left,” the passenger said in a Facebook message to SGV CityWatch.

Delays continue due to the investigation at the Duarte/City of Hope Station. Trains run through without stopping, but Los Angeles Metro is providing connecting bus service to affected passengers.