{"id":141550,"date":"2026-01-20T13:55:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T13:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/141550\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T13:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T13:55:10","slug":"man-stabbed-officer-assaulted-as-fight-breaks-out-after-mlk-day-parade-in-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/141550\/","title":{"rendered":"Man stabbed, officer assaulted as fight breaks out after MLK Day parade in Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"

A fight broke out after a Los Angeles parade<\/a> honoring Martin Luther King Jr., leading to an alleged stabbing as a police officer was also assaulted near the brawl.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Police<\/a> were called to the intersection of Stocker Street and Crenshaw Boulevard in response to reports that a 40-year-old man was stabbed after a fight involving multiple people shortly before 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

Multiple fights then broke out in adjacent streets, according to police.<\/p>\n

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Moji Akingba, with Her Butterfly Effect, participates in the 38th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade and Celebration along Martin Luther King Ave. in Long Beach on January 17, 2026.<\/p>\n

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Officers issued dispersal orders and lined up their cruisers as they attempted to control the crowd.<\/p>\n

An officer was allegedly assaulted near the parade route in Leimert Park, according to ABC 7, although it was unclear if it was related to the stabbing.<\/p>\n

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Los Angeles Police were called in response to reports that a 40-year-old man was stabbed after a fight.<\/p>\n

Police did not release information on the officer\u2019s condition.<\/p>\n

“Unfortunately after the parade, LAPD responded to a group of young people creating a disturbance and there are reports of a stabbing towards the end of the parade route that remains under investigation<\/a>,” Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\"Karen<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said the stabbing remains under investigation.<\/p>\n

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“My Office of Community Safety is coordinating closely with LAPD and community violence interventionists in the area to de-escalate tensions and disperse the crowd to ensure everyone makes it home safely. Los Angeles has zero tolerance for this type of violence,” she added.<\/p>\n

The stabbing victim was transported to a nearby hospital, but details about his condition are also unknown.<\/p>\n

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