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Man and woman fatally stabbed in Palmdale; suspect in custody [UPDATED]

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(Main image) The crime occurred around 11:52 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, in the 39800 block of 10th Street West in Palmdale. (Inset) The suspect was taken into custody at the scene, but his name was not immediately released.[Images by BRYAN HALL]
PALMDALE – A man is in custody for allegedly fatally stabbing a man and a woman Thursday in a Kohl’s parking lot in Palmdale where the three apparently were living in their vehicles, authorities said.

The incident was reported around 11:52 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, on the 39800 block of 10th Street West, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

“Investigators learned all parties involved [were] parked in the parking lot of the location and appeared to live in their vehicles. The suspect had asked the male adult victim for assistance regarding his vehicle, during which an argument ensued. The argument led to a physical fight and ultimately the stabbing of both victims,” the sheriff’s news release states.

The wounded woman died at the scene and the wounded man died at a hospital, according to the sheriff’s department.

The victims’ names have not yet been released pending next of kin notification, but the male victim was in his 60s and the female victim was in her 20s, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.

“The male adult suspect has been arrested. The murder weapon remains outstanding,” the sheriff’s news release states. The name of the suspect was not immediately available for release.

No further information on the incident was released.

Anyone with information on this incident is encouraged to contact the LASD Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Anonymous tips can be called to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or submitted online at lacrimestoppers.org.

UPDATED 10/31/22: Family members of the victims said they were father and daughter, and the daughter was not living in a vehicle. The wife and mother of the two victims spoke to the Los Angeles Times. Read more at: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-10-30/palmdale-stabbing-husband-daughter

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37 comments for "Man and woman fatally stabbed in Palmdale; suspect in custody [UPDATED]"

  1. And as far as the suspect, hope he never sees the light of day again. We don’t need him in society.

  2. Wow! There are some horrible comments on here. Rest In Peace to the father and daughter. Yes there is a homeless problem that I feel the government created. Every homeless person’s story is different. Not every homeless person is on drugs. Like the family member said, the daughter was just helping her Dad. Some people just go to help someone they know bring them food or whatever. Maybe the homeless person thinks they are a burden to others so they stay out there, who knows? As far as politics go, when the orange guy was in office I don’t recall him every talking about helping the homeless ever.

  3. the girl killed was my sister. she wasn’t homeless. she was a week away from taking her state board exams to be licensed as an aesthetician. she had a burning passion for makeup art. she worked at an ice cream shop where she met her boyfriend. she was a beautiful & unconditionally loving human being, not some “bum”… she was helping her dad work on his car. she didn’t have to be there but she loved to help people. her father slept in his car but he was not on drugs. never even tried drugs. he wasn’t some cart pushing bum. he was a father who was down on his luck, but just a couple weeks away from finding housing in another state. the fact so many people are name calling the victims, but not trash talking the actually homeless methhead killer is disgusting. you’re all despicable. your loved ones might be next & this is how you wanna act…. remember, karma is real…

    • So sorry for your loss, thoughts and prayers with you and your family.
      Just a reminder to all those who speculate and share misinformation that every life is valued and missed by their loved ones and we all would do well to remember that when a tragedy like this occurs.

    • I’m so very sorry for your loss. I didn’t know McKenna, but I knew Ken from working at Sharky’s for years. He was such a kind, funny man. I’m still in shock, finding out it was them. My heart aches for you and the rest of your family. I’m so so so very sorry.

    • I’m very sorry you lost your father and your sister. I can only partially imagine how you might be feeling as my dad died a few years ago. Wishing all the best to you and your family.

    • OMG SO MANY EVIL PEOPLE,OUT THERE!!!
      MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES GO STRAIGHT OUT TO THE MCKENNA FAMILY AND LOVED ONES,R.I.P.

  5. We don’t really know what happened. Maybe he asked for gas money and he got angry. Kolhs should have had security there to ask people to leave they loiter. Maybe the cartels asked him to do that. Well, I guess he can vacation on death row instead of visiting Disneyland.

    • Kolhs is culpable for allowing people to live in their parking lot.

      Shopping on 10th West in Palmdale is clearly no longer safe even at 11 a.m. in the morning.

      • It seems to vary depending on what shopping center you’re at. The Kohls shopping center is particularly bad with the homeless. Same thing with the Mobil gas station and Home Depot shopping center, which are pretty bad. The Trader Joe’s shopping center sometimes has people asking for money, but it’s not too bad. Same with the Target shopping center. The mall seems to be the best one of all.

        It’s up to the property owner to call authorities. If they don’t care, then it goes to hell very quickly.

      • How does an altercation between people living in the parking lot make it clear that “it’s no longer safe to shop?” They weren’t shoppers. I guarantee there have been ten times as many traffic fatalities on 10th street, do you cite them and say “it’s not safe to shop on 10th street”? That would mean it isn’t safe to shop anywhere that is accessible by car.

  6. Here’s a bonified murderer…just knifed two people to death and he looks in perfectly fine condition, while being escorted to jail. I have to wonder why, in this type of incident, the cops aren’t roughing him up, dragging him along the asphalt, beating the crap out of him, strangling him,or, accidentally shooting him!!?? This would be the best time to show their usually, over- zealous “force”, saving the tax payers money and ridding the world of another POS!!

    • So you are advocating for police being allowed to hold “court in the streets” and execute people without trial? Seems to require a whole lot of trust in their integrity and judgement. I’m guessing such trust is not widely held.

      • I think ‘Dauntless’ was referring to the treatment done to black people by the police. Since the criminal was white, he of course gets treated with dignity. Not so with black people….! If this crime was committed by a black man, he would be dead by now because he ‘reached for his gun’. (eye roll)

        • Seems it is very unsafe ant where but especially any where in California. Newsome needs to go as well as dems pelosi and Paul and the recent debuckle the public is expected to believe. Sorry is a small word for what you are going through.

  7. Great place to panhandle, get loaded and sleep in a car in the parking lot. Free bathroom, sink, paper towels and soap. Imagine the bum politics, cheap drugs and the poverty pimps getting territorial. Fun times.

  8. All you worthless scums with nothing but rude judgmental comments, you are the worst of the worst unhuman beings. These 2 Happy People yes they were human beings unlike you, they have people that are Greiving their loss. If you dont know how to say anything nice, well don’t say anything PERIOD it’s not only just wrong to judge others but it’s completely disrespecting The Greiving Family. How would you like it if all these rude comments along with your rude judgments were about your loved ones whom just passed away? I know for a fact you would not be happy. Stop and think before you spout out your mouths people. Judging people is Wrong, this world is horrible right now, The A.V has been like this far too many years and gets worse daily, People like you is what helps make it worse so you have no right to complain. Unless your going to be a better person to do your part in helping make where you live safer, don’t put anything you have to say out here where The Good and decent People have to see it. That is greatly appreciated. TO the Evens Family, you are in my Heart and Prayers I am so sorry for your loss, I pray that the while truth is found so that you will have that peace and can Grieve without wondering.

  9. I know… they will simply can blame the orange man. There are still enough idiots that will fall for it.

  10. first foremost my condolences you know [removed] like this is [removed] but I want to know why the people that were watching didn’t help and why that wife and the boyfriend wants to step up you know and I don’t want to see no comments from friends and family cuz if you you did care about them why the [removed] were they on the street and all the sudden now you want to step up and say you love them but I don’t see the love there and what [removed] that the dude off you know there’s a lot of people that live on the street say [removed] I just [removed] up you know and it yell I love people get high but there’s a lot of people to get high in the house too you know it’s not the drugs are [removed] people up it’s just people are just [removed] up and if I see a GoFundMe page from the family member you can [removed] because if you cared about him you wouldn’t [removed] left them on the street

  11. SURE NUF’ NEIGHBORLY FOR KOHL’S TO LET PEOPLE CAMP OUT THERE ISN’T IT..?

    WHERE DO THEY GO TO THE BATHROOM AT NIGHT…?

    IN THE DUMPSTERS..?

    P-U..!

    WITH LOTS OF THOSE BIG GREEN BOTTLE FLIES TOO..!

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    DOES KOHL’S HAVE LIABILITY INSURANCE TO COVER THEIR PARKING LOT CAMPERS..?

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    WILL THE HEIRS OF THE DECEASED BE SUING KOHL’S FOR THE LACK OF SECURITY FOR THEM THERE, WHILE CAMPING OUT..?

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  13. A girl in North Hollywood recently got stabbed by scissors from behind. A man in Sherman Oaks was hit by feces flung by a homeless person. In Long Beach, another transient recently went on a stabbing spree. Now this.

    This is untenable. Our HHH funds haven’t produced the housing that was promised. This is a humanitarian crisis, and local leadership is failing.

    • Housing?
      The scum that I habits our cities are shameless drug addicts, drug casualties, mentally ill and plain lazy bums who don’t want to work for a living!
      They should build military barracks and dump this human waste in the desert with doctors, psychiatrists etc… Until they are ready to return to society, they are to remain in their barracks!

      • That’s a much better idea than just giving them housing. Or letting them take over empty hotel rooms.

      • “The scum that inhabits our cities…” said someone who most likely inhabits a city, and is clearly a judgemental scum.

      • my sister was stabbed to death & this is all you have to say? FYI she was NOT homeless she lived with her boyfriend in a house. her dad was living in his car but was about to leave the state & my sister was helping him work on his car for the future road trip. calling them drug addicts & human waste is despicable. that might apply to the POS who murdered them, but it doesn’t apply to the victims. what is wrong with you….

        • Because there are too many sick people in the AV and I mean the “good” people. It’s the “good” ones with little knowledge of fact and high on misinformation, lies and little regard for anyone’s feelings.

    • No “housing” will solve the issue, these people do not want housing, they want to get high.

      These people need to be in a mental institution where they can be cared for and possibly get clean if they do not have mental illness. If they have mental illness even getting off of drugs won’t help them to “be normal in housing” it just doesn’t work like that.

      But if you hold to your views and continue to vote for what you already have then you cannot complain about the state of your neighborhood and surrounding areas because more and more of the same type will continue to flock there where they won’t be held responsible for themselves and their behaviors. You cannot complain if this is what you are choosing to vote for.

    • Right?!?! Too bad you weren’t there. Then it would have been three people to not worry about. Go brush your teeth with a shotgun.

    • two people who didn’t deserve to be stabbed by some POS methhead. my sister and her father are VICTIMS not homeless junkies or whatever the fck you’re implying. you obviously didn’t know them. drink a gallon of bleach and light yourself on fire. might make the world better.