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During the early morning hours of Sunday, April 20, 2014, a man entered a hospital in the 14400 block of Olive View Drive, Sylmar, and stabbed an on-duty nurse. 

 

Just after 2:00 A.M., the suspect, later identified as Romero Carnalla, 26 years old, of Los Angeles, entered the hospital, bypassed the weapons screening area, and fled into the building, away from security and law enforcement officers. 

 

As deputies and officers searched the hospital, they heard a woman scream and went to the source of the outcry. They located the victim, a female adult, and found she was stabbed an unknown number of times in the upper and lower torso. 

 

The victim was transported for medical treatment and is in critical condition. 

 

A knife was recovered at the scene. 

 

Carnalla was taken into custody. 

 

County Services Bureau detectives are handling the investigation. 

There is no further information available at this time. 

 

County Services Bureau is a countywide operation responsible for law enforcement in six major Los Angeles County hospitals and nearly 200 Los Angeles County facilities. 

 

Written by: 

Lieutenant Denise Stephenson 

County Services Bureau 

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 

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Los Angeles, CA 90012 

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Forwarded by: 

Deputy Lillian Peck 

Sergeant Carmen Arballo

Sheriff’s Headquarters Bureau 

4700 Ramona Boulevard, 

Monterey Park, CA 91754 

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