Antonio Simental, 48, a Latino man, was stabbed in the chest and back at 5909 Main St. in South Los Angeles and died at 10:34 p.m. Saturday, June 16.
He staggered down the sidewalk and collapsed near a pay phone. Passersby flagged down officers to help him. They found him in distress, but it was not clear what was wrong with him. Only a search of his body revealed he had been stabbed. He later died.
Update: Newton detectives have cleared this case. A suspect, a Latino man, has been arrested.