A teenager was stabbed to death Saturday night during a fight at a carnival sponsored by a Los Angeles police force club.
The LAPD Pacific Area Boosters and Palms Weekend Festival had organized the carnival, which featured rides and games on Venice Boulevard between Overland and Motor avenues throughout the weekend.
At 10:25 p.m. Saturday, LAPD officers responded to a stabbing at the intersection of Venice Boulevard and Keystone Avenue, said Officer Charles Miller, an LAPD spokesman.
The victim, a 16-year-old boy, died instantly.
Police believe a fight — possibly motivated by gang rivalries — broke out at the carnival before an attacker aged 15 to 20 stabbed the boy multiple times, Miller said.
The attacker, who fled on foot, had not been apprehended as of Sunday morning, Miller said.
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