A woman in her sixties and her dog were fatally stabbed in a park in Los Angeles.
The Thursday attack, which happened in Lone Hill Park in San Dimas, ended when a passerby knocked the 23-year-old killer unconscious with a rock, reports said.
Police described the killer as a Hispanic male.
According to reports, the woman in her sixties was walking her dog at around 1:30 pm when the 23-year-old perpetrator approached another man.
He tried to stab him but the man managed to run away.
The attacker then approached the woman and pulled the dog’s leash. He then stabbed the pooch multiple times before attacking its owner.
The man he initially approached saw what was happening and ran back to help the woman. He picked up a huge rock and hit the attacker in the head until he was unconscious.
Sadly, the elderly woman and her dog were both pronounced dead at the scene.
The killer was taken to a hospital first before he was booked into jail.
The sheriff’s department said in a statement: “When medically cleared, the suspect will be transported to San Dimas Station and booked for murder.”
One person commented: “This is absolutely unacceptable. No one should be stabbed and this is horrifying how this can happen.”
Another wrote: “That guy that thew the rock, helped save others. Hopefully, he threw the rock hard enough to make a permanent impression.”
A third added: “You cannot even freaking walk your dog in the middle of the day in a nice middle class neighborhood. What is so “Great” about America when NOBODY feels safe anymore.”
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