Two Stabbings Reported Near Taste of Soul Festival in Crenshaw
Two stabbings were reported near the Taste of Soul festival in Crenshaw, Los Angeles. An LAPD citywide tactical alert related to the incidents has been canceled.
Los Angeles, CA, October 17, 2026 —
Two stabbings were reported near the Taste of Soul festival in Crenshaw, Los Angeles, and a Los Angeles Police Department citywide tactical alert related to the incidents has since been canceled.
The available information does not specify when the stabbings occurred, where exactly they happened or whether anyone was injured. It also does not say whether the incidents were connected to one another or to the festival. The circumstances leading up to the reported stabbings have not been provided.
The alert was described as related to the incidents. Its cancellation is the only reported update on the police response. No details were provided about why the alert was issued or canceled, whether arrests were made, or whether investigators identified any suspects.
The names and conditions of any victims, and the number of people involved, were not provided. No statements from police, festival organizers or witnesses were included in the available information. As a result, further details about the incidents and any effect on the festival cannot be confirmed from the information provided.
The reported stabbings and the canceled alert are the confirmed details in the available account. Additional information about the timing, location, injuries and investigation was not provided.
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