Modesto Santa Clara, 64
Modesto Santa Clara, a 64-year-old Latino, was fatally stabbed Tuesday, Dec. 8, in the 500 block of East 5th Street in downtown, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Shortly before 1:30 p.m., Santa Clara got into an argument with another person, LAPD Det. Doug Pierce said. Santa Clara was chased down and stabbed. Police found Santa Clara on the sidewalk with stab wounds.
Pedro Hechavarr Tellez, a 51-year-old Latino, was arrested on suspicion of murder Jan. 6. Tellez has been charged with one count of murder and is due in court for arraignment Jan. 27, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.
Anyone with information is asked to call Central Homicide detectives at (213) 996-1891. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
FOR THE RECORD: A previous version of this post misspelled Modesto's first name as Medesto based on preliminary information from the coroner's office.
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