2 killed in deadly stabbing outside of a Palmdale Kohl's
A man and woman were fatally stabbed Thursday in Palmdale at a parking lot of a Kohl's store, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department's Palmdale station.
Authorities announced that the stabbing attack took place on the 39800 block of 10th Street West at approximately 1:16 p.m in the Destination 8 Shopping Center parking lot.
Authorities locked down the mall following the attack.
"Basically everything was on lockdown," said employee Kaitlyn Nickastro. "I was in shock."
Witnesses say that it was an extraordinarily brutal attack.
"The lady was screaming and running back and forth from the parking lot and [someone] stabbed her a couple of times in the back, on the side of her ribs and her stomach," a witness who wished to remain anonymous told CBSLA.
The witness added that the woman fell down but the attack was not over.
"He walked away from it, came back and started stabbing her again," the witness said. "Then walked away again, came back, kicked her and stabbed her two more times."
CBSLA has learned that the victims and the suspect were engaged in an argument after the suspect asked for help dealing with an issue with his vehicle.
Both parties were parked in their respective cars and are believed to live in them, according to to the LA Sheriff's Department.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene while the man was transported to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. She was in her 20s, while the male victim was in his 60s, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner's office.
The suspect was arrested at the scene. His identity has not been released.
