Arrest made in deadly Hollywood stabbing

A man is in custody Wednesday on suspicion of fatally stabbing another man in Hollywood that police said is a homicide.

Los Angeles Police Department officers from the department's Hollywood Division responded to calls of a stabbing at 6434 Yucca St. near Wilcox Avenue around 11:45 p.m Tuesday. When they arrived, officers learned the victim, a 34-year-old man, and the suspect had been arguing when the suspect drew a weapon and stabbed the victim, an LAPD spokeswoman told City News Service.

The suspect ran away from the scene but was arrested shortly after at his home.

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The stabbing is being investigated as a homicide, police said.

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