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Coverage dated October 17, 2026 to October 18, 2026

3 stabbed, unruly crowd prompts LAPD tactical alert near South L.A. festival

Headline from KTLA Los Angeles

Three people were stabbed in two separate incidents in South Los Angeles on Saturday, prompting a large police response near a popular street festival, where authorities also reported an unruly crowd of more than 100 young people.

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  1. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    2 stabbings reported near Taste of Soul festival in Crenshaw; LAPD on citywide tactical alert (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    The Los Angeles Police Department placed the city on a tactical alert Saturday following two reported stabbings connected to the Taste of Soul festival in the Crenshaw area, authorities said.

  2. NBC Los Angeles

    Police investigate report of stabbings near Taste of Soul Festival (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Police are investigating after two stabbings were reported near the Taste of Soul festival in South Los Angeles on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026.

  3. Los Angeles Times

    LAPD responds to two stabbings, unruly crowd near Crenshaw street festival (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles police responded to reports of two stabbings near the Taste of Soul festival on Saturday, and issued an hourslong citywide tactical alert.

  4. KTLA Los Angeles

    3 stabbed, unruly crowd prompts LAPD tactical alert near South L.A. festival (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    KTLA Los Angeles's feed description

    Three people were stabbed in two separate incidents in South Los Angeles on Saturday, prompting a large police response near a popular street festival, where authorities also reported an unruly crowd of more than 100 young people.