Domestic Airline Flight Attendant Critically Injured in Stabbing Attack at LA Shopping Mall

Airline: "Investigating Incident, Will Provide Full Support"

A female flight attendant belonging to a Korean airline was seriously injured after being stabbed with a sharp weapon in Los Angeles, USA, on the afternoon of the 15th local time, according to a breaking news report by local media. Photo by KTLA News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] A female flight attendant belonging to a domestic airline was stabbed with a weapon and fell into a critical condition in Los Angeles (LA), California, USA.

According to local media such as the Los Angeles Times (LAT) on the 15th (local time), a flight attendant A (25) belonging to a domestic airline was attacked by a man estimated to be in his 40s around 6:20 p.m. that day.

It is known that A visited a large supermarket store inside a shopping mall near downtown LA that afternoon. A homeless man in his 40s approached a 9-year-old boy in the store, shouted "I will stab you to death," and stabbed the boy's back with a knife as he tried to run away.

The man then crossed the store and approached a group of women, stabbing A in the chest. Immediately after the incident, passersby took A to a nearby pharmacy, and the assailant who was chasing was shot by a shopping mall security guard nearby and was taken to the hospital but died.

A and two other injured people were taken to the hospital and are receiving treatment but are in critical condition. It is known that A was waiting for a return flight locally after completing duties on the Incheon?LA route when the incident occurred.

An official from the airline said, "We have dispatched a person in charge to the local site and are investigating the circumstances of the accident," adding, "The company will do everything to support the quick recovery of the affected employee."

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