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Owen Gin, 26

Owen Gin, 26, a Latino man, was stabbed in the chest in a confrontation with his mother's 29-year-old boyfriend at 2:25 a.m. Saturday, June 23, in the 7400 block of Haskell Avenue in Van Nuys. He died at 3:42 a.m.

The mother and the boyfriend had quarrelled. The son had become involved in the dispute, and saw the boyfriend in the street. There was a confrontation, and Gin was taken to a hospital, where he died. The boyfriend is in police custody. The details of the confrontation are still being investigated.

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