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Xavier Chavarin: LA teenager waiting for his mother outside restaurant fatally stabbed in 'random attack,' suspect arrested

The suspect is also believed to have stabbed and injured a 33-year-old man in a separate incident

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Xavier Chavarin, a teenager from Los Angeles, was brutally stabbed to death in broad daylight at around 4.30 pm on Tuesday, March 7. As per the latest report, a suspect was arrested by the LAPD ‘without incident’ on Wednesday, March 8. “He is in custody. He will not be able to put anybody else in danger and it was done in a peaceful manner,” confirmed German Hurtado from the LAPD.

The aerial footage shows several officers escorting the alleged killer into the back of a squad car. The high school student was waiting for his mother to pick him up outside a restaurant in Southern California when he was attacked by the suspect in what is being described as a 'random attack'. The accused is also believed to have stabbed and injured a 33-year-old man in a separate incident. The Los Angeles Police Department said that they have barricaded a home in Alhambra which they believed to have the suspect inside on Wednesday morning, March 8, and it wasn’t too long before he surrendered, as per ABC News.

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'He came out and surrendered without incident'

"The crisis negotiation team [and] our mental evaluation unit did an outstanding job negotiating with him and assuring that we came to a peaceful resolution. They used all the de-escalation tactics and were very professional and he came out and surrendered to the officers without incident," Hurtado said addressing the press. He also shared that the alleged attacker had ‘prior mental health incidents.' The police have described the suspect as about 5-feet-1 inches tall with long, wavy black hair and a long beard who was wearing a long black jacket with a black shirt underneath. Police were also searching for a black Honda CRV.

This is a developing story. MEAWW will keep you updated.