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Knife Attack on Girl and Grandfather Shocks LA Community

2/7/2026

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A knife-wielding suspect attacked a 10-year-old girl and her elderly grandfather in Los Angeles on Friday morning.
Video footage shows the assailant stabbing the grandfather in the neck and the girl in the arm as they approached their grandfather's car for a ride to school.
Both victims were hospitalized in stable condition.
The suspect fled in the victims' vehicle and was captured hours later.
Neighbors expressed fear and noted the suspect's history of troubling behavior and multiple arrests, while his family sought help for his mental illness.

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Story summary

A knife-wielding suspect attacked a 10-year-old girl and her elderly grandfather in Los Angeles on Friday morning.
Video footage shows the assailant stabbing the grandfather in the neck and the girl in the arm as they approached their grandfather's car for a ride to school.
Both victims were hospitalized in stable condition.
The suspect fled in the victims' vehicle and was captured hours later.
Neighbors expressed fear and noted the suspect's history of troubling behavior and multiple arrests, while his family sought help for his mental illness.