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Two men fatally stabbed in South LA; suspect arrest

Authorities were investigating a pair of fatal stabbings that occurred in South Los Angeles early Saturday morning. 

The attack is said to have occurred at around 12:15 a.m. in the 300 block of West 77th Street, where first responders arrived to find two men stabbed to death. 

According to investigators with the Los Angeles Police Department, a suspect was arrested in connection to the incident, but no further information was provided. 

Authorities on Sunday identified one of the two victims as Hosie Jackson, a 63-year-old LA resident.

They identified the second victim as 59-year-old LA resident Anthony Phillips Sr. on Monday. 

The circumstances leading up to the incident were unknown. 

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