Police have shot and killed a man they say stabbed six people in a knife attack in Long Beach, California.
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Homicide detectives were on scene Friday night investigating the incident.
Long Beach police said officers responded to a call of an active stabbing in the 3200 block of E. Artesia about 8:17 p.m. Friday. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
5 out of the 6 people who were stabbed were sent to the nearby hospital and one victim was treated at the scene and was released immediately. KNBC-TV via AP Pedestrians watch the scene after police shot and killed a suspected stabber.
Five of the six stabbing victims were rushed to a hospital, in conditions ranging from superficial to critical, police said.
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The number of victims or the nature of their injuries has not been released by authorities. The station quoted an unnamed relative it said was a sister of the suspect as saying the man had been released from jail less than two weeks ago and they had spent time together earlier in the day.
