Luis Fernando Polita was stabbed and killed on a Metro Blue Line train in Long Beach on Wednesday.
, suffering from multiple stab wounds to the upper body. Paramedics rushed him to a hospital, where he died from his injuries.
Investigators determined that Polita boarded the train in an undisclosed area outside of Long Beach. At some point after the train entered Long Beach, the suspects boarded the train, immediately approached the victim and physically assaulted him, police said. During the attack, one of the suspects pull out a knife and stabbed the victim multiple times. When the train came to a stop at the Metro station near First Street and Pine Avenue, the suspects allegedly exited and fled on foot prior to the arrival of police.Long Beach police said they are still trying to determine a motive for the attack, but it "does not appear to be random," meaning the victim was specifically targeted.
Anyone with information about the attack was asked to contact Homicide Detectives Donald Collier or Chasen Contreras at
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