"Police arrested a man accused of attacking another man with a samurai sword Thursday outside of a Venice apartment complex. The Los Angeles Police Department took Justin Tucker into custody near Venice Beach on Saturday afternoon. He faces a charge of attempted murder. "I'm happy he's in custody and doesn't pose a threat to the people of Venice Beach anymore," Brian Churchill, Captain of Patrol at the LAPD's Pacific Division, told the Times."
"LAPD said officers responded to a 6:24 p.m. report of "an assault with a deadly weapon" at 720 Rose Avenue in Venice. The altercation took place outside of Venice Community Housing, where, the LAPD confirmed, Tucker lived. The sidewalk and the building's concrete barrier were left splattered with blood. The victim, whom the LAPD did not name, was 27 years old and did not live in the building. Tucker, they said, is in his late 20s."
"The victim's arm was in such bad shape when the LAPD arrived that the officers applied a tourniquet. Churchill said it saved his life. "If it weren't for their quick action, he would have bled out," Churchill said. LAPD obtained a warrant and recovered the sword from inside the building, Churchill added."
"Churchill said the initial report was that the two men got into an argument over some property they both claimed. VCH co-director, Erika Lee, said the nonprofit was "very disturbed" by the incident. "It was a serious, violent incident in front of the building," she said. "There were witnesses. I was in the building and didn't s"
Police arrested Justin Tucker near Venice Beach on Saturday afternoon after an attack Thursday outside Venice Community Housing. Officers responded to a 6:24 p.m. report of an assault with a deadly weapon at 720 Rose Avenue. The victim, a 27-year-old man not living in the building, suffered severe injuries, with his arm nearly severed and bleeding heavily. Officers applied a tourniquet, which helped prevent the victim from bleeding out. Police said the altercation began after an argument over property both men claimed. A warrant was obtained, and the sword was recovered inside the building. Tucker was taken into custody and faces an attempted murder charge.
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