Teenager Turns Herself in for Fatal Venice Stabbing of a Pregnant Mom

VENICE, CA -- A teenage girl turned herself in Friday in connection with the stabbing death of a pregnant mother in Venice last month.

“A 17-year-old female turned herself in at Olympics division,” said LAPD Officer Norma Eisenman. Detectives are still looking for two additional male suspects in the Nov. 21 stabbing of 22-year-old Jasmine Preciado in front of a busy Venice market.

According to police, Preciado had gotten into an argument with the girl and two men before they jumped her at about 9:30 p.m. near Windward and Pacific avenues. Preciado was the mother of a three-year-old girl. Police arrived on the bloody scene to find a witness holding her. She was treated by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics before being taken to a hospital, where she died.

Security video from a nearby store captures part of the confrontation. In the video, a group rushes toward someone who is trying to walk away. Seconds later, one member of the group walks into camera range, carrying a shiny object that looks like a large knife.

Police processed an abandoned black SUV not far from the crime scene. It is believed to be the killer’s getaway vehicle.

Preciado's family members told NBC4 that she was three months pregnant.

Anyone with information on the crime was urged to call LAPD West Bureau Homicide detectives at (213) 382-9470, or (877) LAPD-247.