A fight between two men on South Glendale Avenue turned violent Sunday evening, leaving one man stabbed and another in police custody on suspicion of attempted murder. Glendale police say officers arrived at about 5 p.m. to find the aftermath of a confrontation in the 1100 block, near Roosevelt Middle School, before the attacker ran off and was later tracked down and arrested.
According to KTLA, Glendale Police Department officers responded to a report of a fight between two men on the 1100 block of South Glendale Avenue and determined that one male brandished a folding pocketknife and stabbed the other man. That account, attributed to police, describes the stab victim's wounds as serious, with paramedics transporting him to a hospital where he was reported to be in stable but critical condition. The alleged attacker ran from the scene before officers arrived, and police said the suspect himself sustained minor injuries during the incident.
A separate account from MyNewsLA describes the same Sunday fight but characterizes the stabbing differently, reporting that the pocketknife wound caused only minor injuries to the other man. The two versions of the victim's condition — serious and critical per the KTLA report, minor per MyNewsLA — have not been reconciled, and Hoodline is presenting both as reported.
Suspect Identified, Booked on Attempted Murder
Police identified the suspect as 30-year-old Levon Hakobyan of Van Nuys. Per the MyNewsLA report, the suspect fled but was later arrested, and KTLA reports he was booked into Glendale police jail on suspicion of attempted murder. Police have not released other details about the stabbing, and the investigation remains ongoing, according to KTLA.
Anyone with information about the case was urged to contact Glendale police at 818-548-4840, the same report notes.
Other Stabbings Reported in Glendale Last Year
Sunday's incident is not the only stabbing Glendale police have investigated in recent memory, though the evidence does not point to any broader pattern. On November 17, 2024, according to a release from Glendale Transit, officers found three men in their 20s with non-life-threatening stab wounds near San Rafael Avenue and Dryden Street, prompting police to dispatch homicide investigators to the scene. That same release described a separate stabbing that night at around 8:15 p.m. on the 100 block of West Windsor Road, in which a suspect stabbed a man who suffered non-life-threatening injuries; all parties were located at the scene and the suspect was arrested.
