Attacker Stabs Two Men, Flees

Two men were hospitalized with knife wounds believed to have been inflicted by the same person early today.

The attacks occurred on Hollywood Boulevard at 1:15 a.m., Los Angeles Police Department Sgt. A. Howell said.

The first assault was near the corner of North Cherokee Avenue, Howell said. The second occurred a block east near the corner of Whitley Avenue.

Both victims were in their 20s, Howell said, as was the suspect.

Police had no information about the circumstances of the assaults, Howell said.

• City News Service