Crime & Safety

Father Arrested in Fatal Silver Lake Stabbing of Daughter's Boyfriend

Breaking: A 23-year-old man died after being stabbed during a fight with his girlfriend's father.

LOS ANGELES, CA -- A man was fatally stabbed during an argument in the Silver Lake area with his girlfriend's father, who was taken into custody, police said today.

The crime occurred shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday in the 900 block of North Hoover Street, said Los Angeles police Officer Norma Eisenman.

Rudy Barrera, 23, of Los Angeles died a short time later at a hospital, said coroner's Assistant Chief Ed Winter. The suspect's name was not immediately released.

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