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Culver City Police Department
PRESS RELEASE
Jason Sims, Chief of Police
                                                    
Case Update - Attempted Murder
 
Report Number: 24-2237
 
On Sunday, May 5, 2024, at 2:45 p.m., Culver City Police responded to multiple calls for service at the 6100 block of Slauson Avenue. Callers reported what appeared to be an altercation between two people in the location's parking lot. Officers found one female adult victim had been stabbed multiple times. Officers ensured the victim received medical aid while simultaneously working to locate the suspect involved in the attack. The victim was transported to the hospital for treatment and has since been released. The suspect was found a short time later, hiding in bushes at Cougar Park, near where the attack occurred.
 
The investigation thus far indicates that the suspect approached the victim in the parking garage outside a retail location at 6100 Slauson Avenue. The suspect violently attacked the woman, stabbing her multiple times before she was able to remove the knife from the suspect’s hands. The suspect then fled from the area on foot.
 
Initially, the suspect provided a false identity to police, indicating he was thirty-eight years old. Investigators have identified the suspect as Jorge Arnoldo Vasquez, a thirty-five-year-old Male Hispanic with an unknown city of residence. Vasquez was booked at the Culver City Police Department Jail and has subsequently been charged with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and providing false identification to a peace officer. Bail for Vasquez has been set at two million dollars.
 
This investigation is ongoing. Anyone with any additional information is urged to contact Culver City Police Department Public Information Officer Jennifer Atenza at (310) 253-6120 or [email protected] or the Watch Commander at (310) 253-6202.
 
Initial Press Release – May 5, 2024

Culver City Police responded to the 6100 block of Slauson Avenue on Sunday, May 5, 2024, at approximately 2:45 pm regarding multiple calls of what appeared to be an altercation happening in the parking lot. When officers arrived, they located a female adult victim who had been stabbed numerous times and was bleeding heavily. The victim was transported to the hospital for medical treatment and is currently in stable condition.
 
Officers immediately worked to locate the suspect involved. A perimeter was set up, and police searched the area where the suspect was last seen fleeing on foot. A short time later, officers found the suspect hiding in bushes at Cougar Park near Hannum Avenue and Slauson Avenue. The suspect was taken into custody without incident.
 
A preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect approached the victim in the parking lot. The suspect stabbed the victim multiple times before fleeing the area on foot. The knife believed to be used in the attack was recovered at the scene.
 
The suspect, a 38-year-old Male Hispanic with an unknown city of residence, will be booked at the Culver City Police Department jail for attempted murder.
 
Anyone who may have any information regarding this incident or who may have been in the area with a vehicle that could have captured video of the attack is asked to contact the Culver City Police Department Public Information Officer, Jennifer Atenza, at (310) 253-6120 or [email protected] or the Watch Commander at (310) 253-6202.
 
Suspect: Male, Hispanic, 38-years-old
 
Weapon: Knife