Homer Montes Garcia, a 56-year-old Latino, was fatally stabbed Wednesday, Jan. 1, at a restaurant in the 100 block of East 7th Street in downtown, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 8:40 a.m., Garcia and another man got into an argument inside Margarita’s Place, and the other man stabbed Garcia multiple times, police said.

Garcia was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. 

Video footage from inside the restaurant released by police shows the assailant sitting at a counter as another man approaches him.

The two appear to begin arguing, then the clip ends with the assailant getting up and turning toward Garcia.

After the stabbing, the assailant ran from the area.

Two days later, a civilian called police to report seeing the assailant inside the downtown Central Library, police said. Officers responded and took the man into custody.

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Timothy Allen Johnson, a 55-year-old white male, died Tuesday, Dec. 17, after being stabbed near 44750 60th Street West in Lancaster, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

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Franklin Ray Straub, a 49-year-old white male, died Tuesday, Dec. 10, after being stabbed near Wall & Winston streets in Downtown, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

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Editha Cruz de Leon, a 76-year-old Filipino woman, was found dead Sunday, Dec. 8, in the 3900 block of Van Horne Avenue in El Sereno, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Shortly before noon, officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Hollenbeck Division received a radio call for a death investigation in the area.

Officers discovered Cruz de Leon, and paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene at 11:52 a.m., according to coroner’s records.

Coroner’s records show that Cruz de Leon, a retired gynecologist, had been stabbed and strangled, then discovered by a relative.

Prosecutors said in a news release that Cruz de Leon was killed the previous day.

A team of authorities from the LAPD and the FBI arrested Timothy Chavira on Dec. 18 at a Pasadena home, police said.

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Luis Mario Aceituno, a 26-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, Dec. 7, after being stabbed near 2777 Wynwood Lane in Boyle Heights, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

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Oganes Papazyan, a 62-year-old Armenian man, was fatally stabbed Friday, Nov. 15, in the 700 block of East Cesar E. Chavez Avenue in downtown, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 6 p.m., Papazyan, a taxi cab driver, picked up a man at Union Station, police said.

The man directed Papazyan to the parking lot of a Burger King, where he was stabbed.

The attacker attempted to leave in the cab, but ended up running away.

Papazyan was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:17 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

Two days later, officers in the area saw a man who matched the suspect's description in the 500 block of North Main Street, police said.

Daniel Torres, a 32-year-old Latino, was interviewed and arrested on suspicion of murder.

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Daniel Ornelas, a 27-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, Oct. 27, after being stabbed at 11355 Brunswick Lane, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

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Daniel Carrera Jr., a 25-year-old Latino male, died Tuesday, Oct. 22, after being stabbed in Panorama City, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

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Lashante Kirkpatrick, a 16-year-old black female, died Monday, Oct. 14, after being stabbed in Vermont Square, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

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Ricardo Medina, a 41-year-old Latino, died on Friday, Oct. 11, after he was stabbed in the 2500 block of Santa Anita Avenue in South El Monte, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner records. 

Medina was riding his bicycle north on Santa Anita Avenue around 5:30 p.m., just a few blocks from his home, when a white four-door SUV pulled up beside him and two adult Latinos got out, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Brandon Dean. 

The Latinos stabbed Medina multiple times and then got back in the car and drove away. Medina was able to keep riding his bike for a short distance before he collapsed about a half block from his home, Dean said. 

Medina was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m., according to coroner's records. The cause of death was ...

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Noel Cabrera, a 31-year-old Latino, was fatally stabbed Wednesday, Oct. 2 in the 6700 block of Tujunga Avenue in North Hollywood, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.

About 7 p.m., officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s North Hollywood Division responded to a call of an assault with a deadly weapon at a hostel in the area, said LAPD Det. Gabe Bucknell.

Cabrera, suffering from a stab wound to the left leg, was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 9:10 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

Detectives determined that Cabrera got into argument with another person staying at the hostel who accused Cabrera of stealing.

The argument escalated when the other person pulled out a folding knife, police said. Cabrera was stabbed, then the assailant fled in a black 2019 Nissan Sentra.

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Eusebia Elizabeth Cabrera Benitez, a 32-year-old Latino female, died Saturday, Sept. 28, after being stabbed.

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Christian Albert Markee, a 27-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, Sept. 25, after being stabbed in South Whittier, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

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Angel Ibarra Haro, a 21-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, Sept. 11, after being stabbed in Highland Park, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

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Anthony Eugene Durr, a 41-year-old black man, was fatally stabbed Saturday, Sept. 7, east of Long Beach Boulevard near the 91 Freeway in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Police said that shortly before 5:30 a.m., Durr was walking in a homeless encampment when he got into a dispute with another man, who stabbed him, according to a news release from the Long Beach Police Department.

Durr walked a short distance and collapsed outside an apartment complex in the 200 block of East Artesia Boulevard. 

Paramedics responded and Durr was pronounced dead at the scene. The assailant fled.

Police said the relationship between Durr and the assailant is unknown.

Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (562) 570-7244. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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