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Two men stabbed outside establishment in Lancaster

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LANCASTER – An assailant stabbed two men Saturday outside what authorities called an “establishment” in Lancaster, leaving one in critical condition and the other in stable condition at a hospital.

Deputies were called at 1 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, to the 700 block of West Lancaster Boulevard, where they found an 18-year-old man down in the street suffering from apparent stab wounds, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported.

Paramedics rushed him to an area hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.

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A 28-year-old man was taken to an area hospital by a friend, where he was listed in stable condition.

Both victims are friends and were leaving the establishment on Lancaster Boulevard, where words were exchanged with the suspect, who was standing outside the location. A fight erupted and both men were stabbed by the suspect, who was last seen running away eastbound on Lancaster Boulevard, sheriff’s officials said.

Officials said the attack does not appear to be gang-related.

Anyone with information about the stabbing is encouraged to contact the sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Anonymous tips can be called in to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or submitted online at lacrimestoppers.org.

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51 comments for "Two men stabbed outside establishment in Lancaster"

  1. Thank God we have an organization called “Designation Lancaster”, so we can attract the tourist trade! There is so much to see in Lancaster….murders, stabbings, homeless, druggies, …is this a great city or what? Thanks, Mayor and Council. You guys rock, NOT.

  2. Thank God we have an organization called “Designation Lancaster”, so we can attract the tourist trade! There is so much to see in Lancaster….murders, stabbings, homeless, druggies, …is this a great city or what? Thanks, Mayor and Council. You guys rock, NOT.

    • We need to start calling the blvd, THE TENDERLOIN.

      tenderloin (n.)
      The slang meaning “police district noted for vice” appeared first 1887 in New York, on the notion of the neighborhood of the chief theaters, restaurants, etc., being the “juciest cut” for graft and blackmail.

      A shyster lawyer becomes the mayor of a backward desert town and this is what you get.

      Many of us saw this a-comin’ at the very start but why didn’t the Lancaster voters see it. Are they satisfied with the mess called Lancaster. Nothing really works in that town, does it?

      But, you’ll think you’re in heaven if you ride a bicycle there. You and the other bike rider. Why doesn’t Wrecks put on some bike shorts over his fat a$$ and show us how it’s done?

      Oh, wait. He’s not good on wheels. Remember when he crashed during that go-kart race years ago?

      Meanwhile, Wrecks Jr. aka Steve Hofbauer is MIA in Palmdale. What has he accomplished that wasn’t already in the pipeline?

        • Thanks, Angie D.

          Even funnier is what’s goning on in The Trump Asylum.

          After the Arizona Fraudit results were reported yesterday showing that Biden did really and truly win, Trump asked for an audit in Texas.

          He won Texas.

          Insane people in institutions are mocking Trump. “Don’t send him here.” they say.

          • The really hilarious thing is that after the endless series of “bold auditers who are obviously honest and capable slandered by democrats” coverage that Fox has run on a pretty regular rotation to keep “Arizona was stolen” in the eyes and minds of the Fox faithful, today there is not a single mention of “hey that audit we’ve been constantly talking about, it’s finally over and Biden won.” I suspect the Arizona audit will never be mentioned on Fox again.

  4. Damn! Can’t enjoy a nice French meal or a frozen yogurt without watching my back and carrying a multiplier. Too many stabby people around. Too short of a life to buckle down and let scumbags ruin this town. If the mayor and authorities aren’t doing enough to make them stay away from there than this town is screwed with its notorious tweaker politics. It seems that everybody that wants to be a costumer to the exceptionally high-end places that the BLVD has to offer eventually gets grief stricken by loaded people that dont care if this city gets trashed and burned to the ground. Dont ever feel guilty for soberly or responsibly progressing Lancaster BLVD as it should be.

    • “Too short of a life to buckle down and let scumbags ruin this town.” – Alby

      Can anyone make any kind of sense of that for me?

      I know that by “scumbags” he means anyone brown skinned, but the overall idea seems confused.

      I also get that by “multiplier” he means he wants to carry a gun in public to make himself appear manlier. It’s funny how no matter how big the multiplier if you start with a zero you still get a zero.

      Meanwhile…Alby if you think that Lancaster Boulevard has “exceptionally high end places” to offer you need to a) expand your horizons, and b) stop worrying about advanced mathematics and get to these places immediately because they will not last.

      Two things that tell me they won’t last:

      1) the recent history of Lancaster Boulevard, which is like a death sentence to businesses

      2) long experience of Lancaster…I used to frequent this bar in Lancaster that had good live music; ie, not the local garage bands that at the time were pretty bad and obviously never going to get any member out of their day job. The place was always empty, because bands cost money and the beers were “too expensive” in the opinion of every Lancaster resident I tried to introduce to the place. Difference in price for good live music as opposed to a muted big screen on the wall with an ESPN talking head? a quarter per beer…far too rich for Lancaster tastes.

      • Tell me who’s manly enough to take a knife to the gut while flexing and kissing their biceps like they love it? Who thinks life is long enough to get stabbed in the a$$ and just turn the other cheek? Tell me who, other than those that always sprinkle their food with gold and cavier, thinks that the food options here aren’t great and the environment isn’t relaxing? You perhaps. I’m sorry that the places on Lancaster Blvd aren’t “malt-liquor” cheap for you as you so deserve along with a handful of change. Sorry that patronage dont like being disrupted by people wielding knives at them and making their evening totally inconvenienced. Sorry, not sorry. There is an Ampm on the corner that you would most likely give a five star rating for someone giving you a beer and enough change to take the metrolink to the union station where your horizons can be expanded.

      • Well, it is possible to have a booming economy and also a severe and deteriorating wealth distribution. Hey, that’s actually a great description of the US.

        The economy as an aggregate has done really well, however Reagan’s construct has held together and directed all the benefits into a very small number of pockets. Basically we have proven over four decades that the economy literally cannot do well enough to “lift all boats” under the current design limits in which 90% of all newly created wealth accumulates to less than 10% of the population.

          • Trickle down works great. It keeps dummies voting in Republicans who do nothing but help the already rich get a whole lot richer, exactly as Reagan intended it to work.

        • lol ………Something is “racist” if it’s not convenient and doesn’t fit a certain narrative. You should know that by now!

          Facts are racist. Statistics are racist. Reality is racist.

          Racist. Racist. Racist.

    • Well, Benji. Wrecks is a thug after all so what else can we expect.

      He is a role model for thugs and criminals, y’know, like Trump.

  8. It’s quite the disgrace that Lancaster Blvd., and it’s immediate surrounding areas are some of the most treacherous localities in the city of Lancaster. Mind you the Lancaster branch of LASD is also located on the same street and yet whether it’s night or day, Lancaster Blvd., is an unsafe place to be.

    • Walked around there numerous times day and night never had an issue. People like over stepping their boundaries nowadays. Just keep to yourself and walk away.

        • Well, let’s see….it’s the last stop on the Metrolink and where vagrants get kicked off the train. It’s where Mental Health America and Grace Resources are located. The public library became a homeless hangout and hook up spot. They basically use it to lounge around in and charge their obama phones. Bums were using the library bathrooms to get their fix or get some nookie. It got so bad that the county maintenance crews took the stall doors off in the men’s room.
          Yeah, I mean, what do you expect?

          • Well, I was formally homeless and I know what it is like to be de-humanized by self-righteous people. If you don’t feel safe in certain areas then don’t go there. Homeless people are the least of your worries.

          • So who are the geniuses that decided to put all the services for the homeless and mentally ill smack dab in the middle of a multi million dollar renovated downtown? Oh yeah. That would be Wrecks and the Lancaster mafia. What do you expect from them? Common sense? Good planning? Something that benefits the public? Not in this town.

          • Exactly spot on Claire. Wrecks tries to demonize homeless people all the time. He blames the rise in crime on the homeless when the facts say otherwise. Wrecks went so far as to suggest that Lancaster residents carry guns illegally and shoot the homeless if they try to rob you. That is crazy talk!!!!!!!!

          • Homeless are people too…I’m addressing the hateful commenters on here de-humanizing homeless people, so I see why Rex is the mayor, because these commenters think just like him.

          • Again you are spot on Claire. Lancaster is a ‘christian city’ modeled after Wrecks’ brand of christianity which is nothing close to what Jesus taught and modeled. Wrecks and his followers are vile.

          • Homeless are people too… I’m sorry that you didn’t comprehend my comments. That’s O.K., there are many good people in Lancaster volunteering that don’t obsess over the mayor every day all day long. Life is short so I wish you contentment.

          • Yes Claire there are many good people in Lancaster doing many good things for others. Wrecks and his ilk are doing many bad things that hurt people. I will not be part of the silent sheep who allow his wholesale destruction of character and abuse of taxpayer money. I am very content and shedding light on his darkness brings me much contentment.

    • Wrecks told us that the blvd would be a World Class destination when it was remodeled.

      For what? Bums and criminals?

      Has anyone counted how many businesses have come and gone from the blvd since it re-opened?

      The whole blvd is like that furniture store on K that has a going out of business sale every year and comes back with a new name. Same furniture, I suppose just a new name.

      • Wrecks is a World Class disaster. Million of tax dollars wasted by his words, deeds, and antics. Yet Lancaster voters support him. They get what they deserve. It’s sad that so many others have to suffer the consequences.

    • Note that after he stabbed two people the guy ran EAST on Lancaster Boulevard…towards the sheriff’s station…obviously not impressed.

      • Wrecks probablys owns a few Section 8 aparrments or some councilmembers.

        They get the federal cash to pay off the the mortgage and the tenants get the static.

          • No Mike, William isn’t fat. I’ve met him, because I am willing to meet people. You come around every few months, act like you wanna fight, get an offer to meet which you refuse, then cower back into your hole. Sleep tight.