Transient Man Arrested in Connection with Fatal Stabbing Outside Downey Library
DOWNEY, CA — “On September 13, 2025, at approximately 9:38 a.m., Downey Police Officers responded to a report of a stabbing victim in front of the Downey Library, located at 11121 Brookshire Avenue. Upon arrival, officers located a male suffering from a stab wound. Downey Police and Fire Department personnel provided medical aid but the victim unfortunately succumbed to his injuries at the scene. Witnesses reported that the suspect fled on foot toward Downey High School. Downey High School and the Downey Library were placed on lockdown while officers searched for the suspect. Officers located the suspect on the Downey High School campus and took him into custody without incident.
The suspect is a 23-year-old male transient. The victim’s identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.
While emergency personnel were tending to the victim at the library, a male suspect, unrelated to the homicide investigation, stole a Downey Fire Department ambulance that was parked at the homicide scene. Downey officers initiated a pursuit of the ambulance. The pursuit concluded in the City of Alhambra, when the suspect crashed the ambulance into a parked vehicle. Officers took the suspect into custody without further incident. The suspect is a 52-year-old male resident of Los Angeles.
Detectives from the Downey Police Department are actively investigating both incidents and following all available leads. These incidents appear to be isolated, and the investigation is ongoing.”
