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LAPD Issues Tactical Alert After Two Taste of Soul Stabbings
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Story summary
- LAPD officers responded to two stabbings near the Taste of Soul festival.
- The first stabbing occurred just before 3 p.m. on Oct. 17 2026 near Crenshaw and MLK Jr. boulevards.
- A second stabbing after 6 p.m. injured a juvenile girl in the 4200 block of Crenshaw Boulevard.
- LAPD issued a citywide tactical alert at about 5:30 p.m. for more than 100 unruly young adults.