A man was stabbed to death and another was left in critical condition early Sunday during an assault in the 5000 block of Farna Avenue in Arcadia, not far from Rio Hondo Preparatory School. One victim was pronounced dead at the scene, while paramedics rushed the second man to a hospital.
According to mynewsla.com, the attack was reported at about 3:10 a.m. Deputies have not released the names of either man, and the circumstances that led to the stabbing have not been disclosed. A separate account from SGV CityWatch places officers arriving at the home around 3:11 a.m.
Sheriff's Department Says No Threat to the Public
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said the man who died and the man taken to the hospital in critical condition knew each other, according to the same mynewsla.com report. Investigators added that there is no threat to the community as a result of the attack, a detail that points toward the stabbing stemming from a personal dispute rather than a random act.
No updates on the hospitalized man's condition have been released beyond the initial description of him as critical. The sheriff's Homicide Bureau is asking anyone with information about the attack to come forward, and investigators can be reached directly at 323-890-5500.
How to Submit a Tip
Anyone who wants to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or submit information through lacrimestoppers.org, the same source reported. Tips can also come in through the P3 Tips mobile app, which is run by the same regional Crime Stoppers program.
This is not the first violent stabbing to hit the Arcadia area in recent memory. In July 2025, a man was stabbed at the Arcadia Civic & Transit Plaza, which includes an A (Gold) Line station, just after 1 p.m., according to the Southern California News Group. That victim's injuries were not life-threatening, and Arcadia police arrested the suspect on suspicion of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon after he was treated at a hospital. In that earlier case, police said the two men involved did not know one another, a contrast to Sunday's stabbing, where investigators say the victim and the hospitalized man were acquainted.
No arrests have been announced in Sunday's stabbing, and investigators have not said whether a weapon has been recovered. The sheriff's department's Homicide Bureau continues to seek information as the investigation proceeds.
