Crime & Safety
Homeless Man Arrested on Suspicion of Attempted Murder
The 56-year-old suspect, Gary Fisher, is accused of stabbing another homeless man Saturday during an alleged argument over a coat.
A homeless man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in a violent stabbing Saturday, which allegedly occurred during an argument over a coat, according to Hermosa Beach police.
Gary Fisher, 56, and another homeless man were fighting near on Pier Avenue around 11:40 a.m. over a jacket that Fisher was wearing when one of them pulled out a knife, police said.
The other man, who reportedly accused Fisher of taking the jacket from him, was stabbed in the neck and back, police said
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Witnesses called police, and emergency personnel transported the man to a local hospital where he is now in serious but stable condition with non-life threatening injuries. Police withheld his name to protect his safety.
After being called to the scene, officers found Fisher in a nearby area with a bloody knife in his pocket and wearing the jacket that allegedly triggered the brawl.
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Fisher was taken into custody at the Los Angeles County jail, where he is being held in lieu of $l million bail.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to call Hermosa Police Detective Mick Gaglia at 310-318-0348.
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