Joseph Alcaraz, 17
Joseph Alcaraz, a 17-year-old Latino, died June 8 after he was fatally stabbed in the 18600 block of Towne Avenue in Carson, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Alcaraz was stabbed during an altercation at a party, said Lt. Steve Jauch of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Alcaraz left the gathering with other people in a dark-colored sedan, but had to pull over about two blocks away at East 184th Street and Avalon Boulevard, Jauch said.
Paramedics responded to the car and Alcaraz was pronounced dead at 12:05 a.m., according to coroner’s records.
Four other people who were involved in the fight at the party were treated at local hospitals, but are expected to survive.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
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