Los Angeles County deputies have arrested a suspect accused of stabbing a father and his daughter in broad daylight in a Kohl’s parking lot.
The victims, identified as 54-year-old Ken Evans and his 22-year-old daughter McKenna, were attacked Thursday outside a shopping center in Palmdale, California, according to police and media reports.
“McKenna never took a bad photo, no matter what face she was making,” the woman’s mother, Elizabeth Evans, told the Los Angeles Times. “He was just full of joy and cared for both people and animals.”
Evans also described her husband Ken as a “loving father” who “loved spending as much time as he could with his daughter”.
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The victims of last Thursday’s stabbing in Palmdale, California, have been identified in the media as, from left, Ken Evans and McKenna Evans.
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement that they were called to the area around 11:52 a.m. on Oct. 27 in reference to “an assault with a deadly weapon.”
“Investigators were informed that all of the participants were parked in the parking lot of the location and appeared to be living in their vehicles. “The suspect asked the adult male victim for help with his car, during which an argument ensued,” the department said. “The dispute led to a physical fight and ultimately to the stabbing of both victims.”
Deputies who responded to the scene arrested an adult man, although they say no murder weapon was found.
Kohl’s parking lot in Palmdale, California, where a stabbing was reported.
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Investigators who spoke to the Los Angeles Times said the suspect may have been transient, but the Sheriff’s Department could not confirm that information Monday when contacted by Fox News Digital.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says homicide investigators are continuing to investigate the case.
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The suspect’s name has not been released publicly, and Ken Evans died after being taken to a local hospital, according to the Los Angeles Times.
In the Facebook post of the user account belonging to McKenna Evans, he wrote in the days before the stabbing: “Hey guys, there are a lot of things going on right now, things that stress and scare me, and I could. really use some prayers,” adding, “My family has yet to find a home, but our case worker hasn’t been much help.”
