Mother of 3 Stabbed in Neck by Stranger in a Random Attack at Los Angeles Subway Station
Los Angeles, CA: A woman was stabbed to death by a random stranger at a Los Angeles Subway Station. The woman was stabbed in the neck and throat and died at the scene. The perpetrator fled the scene after the attack. The incident happened on Monday at the Universal Studio City station.
The suspect was apprehended by the officers and is in custody.
The Los Angeles Police Department stated that the assault occurred in the 3900 block of Lankershim Boulevard. Initially, authorities stated that the woman was stabbed as she was getting on a subway train at the station; however, they subsequently changed their statement and stated that the stabbing occurred on the train.
Police say that emergency personnel transported the woman to the hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries. A description of the victim placed her in her fifties. The woman was identified by the medical office and her family was informed of the tragic incident.
According to a GoFundMe created by a family member, Mirna Soza Arauz was a mother of three with four grandchildren.
The family member called the incident a “tragedy for the immigrant community of Los Angeles” and “for all that rely on the Metro to get home safe.”
A male was apprehended at the Ventura/Vineland bus station at approximately 5:30 a.m., a short distance from the location of the assault as per KTLA.
Later, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) arrested 45-year-old suspect Elliot Tramel Nowden on suspicion of murder and released him on a $2 million bond.
While “strongly believing there are additional, unreported victims of Nowden,” investigators released a photograph of the suspect. It was requested that anyone who might have been harmed by the suspect come forward.
LAPD News: Woman Killed on Metro Train in North Hollywood pic.twitter.com/ZTU59Nr1B1
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During their investigation, police stated they questioned witnesses and examined evidence. The officers are of the view that the stabbing incident was unprovoked and random as there are no signs that the victim and the assailant had known each other in any way.
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