1 dead after stabbing in Westlake

Authorities are investigating a stabbing that left one person dead in Westlake on Saturday.

According to Los Angeles Police Department investigators, it happened around 4:15 p.m. near a laundromat in the 2200 block of Beverly Boulevard.

According to police, a man in his late 30s was taken to a nearby hospital where he later died. His identity has not yet been released.

A suspect fled the area in an unknown direction. Investigators were unable to provide any information about the motive or other people involved.

No further details were announced.