Los Angeles: On September 13, 2004, at about 2:30 a.m., Northeast Area patrol officers responded to a stabbing victim call in the 1600 block of Glendale Boulevard. Upon arrival at the location, the officers found a naked man, approximately 40 years of age, bleeding and lying on the pavement at a gas station.

Los Angeles Fire Department Paramedics responded and tended to the gravely injured man who was suffering from multiple stab wounds. The victim was transported to a local hospital, but died a short time later.

The officers located a blood trail away from where the victim was found and discovered that the stabbing actually had taken place about two blocks away within an apartment complex in the 1600 block of Allesandro Street.

The motive is unknown and there is no suspect’s description. The victim’s identity is being withheld pending notification to his family.

Anyone with information regarding this murder is requested to call Northeast Homicide Detectives, at 213-847- 4261. On weekends and during off-hours, call the 24-hour toll free number at the Detective Information Desk, at 1-877-LAWFULL (1-877-529-3855).

This news release was prepared by Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations Section, at 213-485-3586.