LAPD Hollywood Detectives make an arrest in connection with the double stabbing on Hollywood Boulevard on Labor Day NR13157dm

Los Angeles:   On September 2, 2013, at approximately 2:00 a.m., a group fight occurred in the 6700 block of Hollywood Boulevard.  During that fight, two individuals were stabbed.  One of the victims was treated at a local hospital that morning and released.  The second victim was also transported to a local hospital where he remains today in serious condition.

On October 9, 2013, investigators assigned to the Los Angeles Police Department Hollywood Area Detective Division, with the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, as well as the Simi Valley Police Department, arrested Danny Moreno, a 26 year old male from the Simi Valley area.  Moreno was booked at Hollywood Station for Penal Code section 664/187 Attempt Murder.

The investigation is on-going. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Hollywood Area Detectives at (213) 972-2931. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact Crimestoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone.  All text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.”  Tipsters may also go to LAPDOnline.org, click on "webtips" and follow the prompts.