Multiple people stabbed in incident at downtown LA restaurant

A stabbing incident left a number of people injured in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, in response to police.

An investigation into the violence is ongoing, an LA Police Department spokesperson informed The Times.

The incident occurred at the downtown Los Angeles restaurant Zaya, in response to ABC7, which captured helicopter footage of first responders at the scene. Police wouldn’t verify whether or not the incident occurred inside or exterior a enterprise.

Following the stabbings, the restaurant posted on Instagram: “We are aware of the incident that occurred earlier today” and indicated that the scenario was “beyond our control.”

Police mentioned at least 4 people have been taken to a hospital with minor stab wounds after the altercation, in the five hundred block of West seventh Street. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department arrived at the scene shortly after 5 p.m.

The situation of the stabbing victims stays unknown.

“We are especially grateful for the swift response of our team,” restaurant officers mentioned in the Instagram submit, “as well as the immediate support of local law enforcement and emergency personnel.”

At least two people have been taken into custody following the incident, the police spokesperson mentioned, with out providing additional particulars.