'Person of interest' sought in fatal LA stabbing day after Christmas

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (FOX 11) - On Monday, police released a photo from video surveillance footage showing a "person of interest" wanted for questioning in the stabbing death of a 36-year-old man killed a day after Christmas in South Los Angeles.

The "person of interest" is described as a Hispanic man with long bushy hair, wearing a plaid shirt. He was captured on surveillance video leaving the area where the crime had occurred.

The deadly stabbing happened on Dec. 26, 2018, at about 6:00 p.m. Newton area police officers were dispatched to Central Avenue and Vernon Avenue where they found the victim, Alejandro Saenz, laying on the sidewalk and suffering from a stab wound.

Saenz was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators are hoping the community can help identify the "person of interest." Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call Newton Homicide Detectives J. Calzadillas or
R. Berdin at 323-846-6556 or 323-846-6547.

Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call the LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or go directly to www.lacrimestoppers.org.