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Man Stabs Five Outside Dodger Stadium After Game
A man allegedly stabbed five people outside Dodger Stadium in a dispute over the sale of counterfeit T-shirts following a game between the Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals, police said.
The fight broke out Sunday after privately retained security guards hired to crack down on vendors selling unlicensed Dodgers merchandise approached a group of vendors, said police Lt. Ruben Delatorre.
One of about 15 vendors began "slashing at people" with a knife as fans left the stadium, Delatorre said. The unidentified man fled the scene in a black vehicle and was wanted by police.
One of the three guards was stabbed in the shoulder and another guard was stabbed in the stomach, police said. Two vendors also were stabbed, one in the stomach and the other in the back, puncturing a lung, Delatorre said.
The four injured men were transported to a hospital and were in stable condition. Another vendor was stabbed in the hand but was not hospitalized.
The guards, who were not in uniform, did not carry weapons, said Officer Jason Lee.
Three vendors were arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and each held on $35,000 bail, Lee said.
The guards were hired by SportService, a division of Delaware North Companies, which has a contract to sell official Dodger merchandise at the park.
Dodgers spokesman Josh Rawitch said it "unfortunate incident."
Police were investigating.
Source: AP
The fight broke out Sunday after privately retained security guards hired to crack down on vendors selling unlicensed Dodgers merchandise approached a group of vendors, said police Lt. Ruben Delatorre.
One of about 15 vendors began "slashing at people" with a knife as fans left the stadium, Delatorre said. The unidentified man fled the scene in a black vehicle and was wanted by police.
One of the three guards was stabbed in the shoulder and another guard was stabbed in the stomach, police said. Two vendors also were stabbed, one in the stomach and the other in the back, puncturing a lung, Delatorre said.
The four injured men were transported to a hospital and were in stable condition. Another vendor was stabbed in the hand but was not hospitalized.
The guards, who were not in uniform, did not carry weapons, said Officer Jason Lee.
Three vendors were arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and each held on $35,000 bail, Lee said.
The guards were hired by SportService, a division of Delaware North Companies, which has a contract to sell official Dodger merchandise at the park.
Dodgers spokesman Josh Rawitch said it "unfortunate incident."
Police were investigating.
Source: AP