Naked man who allegedly stabbed and killed his mother identified by police

Crime scene video obtained by KTLA shows the suspect – who was covered in blood and unclothed – being taken into custody on July 21, 2024. (ANG)

A Los Angeles man found naked and covered in blood in a home where a woman was killed early Sunday morning has been identified by Los Angeles police.

Henry Briones, 19, was arrested around 1 a.m. Sunday at a home in the 900 block of North Banning Boulevard after police responded to a report of a stabbing.

The man was found naked and covered in blood at the scene where a 43-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man had been stabbed. The woman died at the scene, according to police, and the man was taken to hospital by paramedics, where he is currently in stable condition.

Briones is said to be the couple’s son.

Briones was taken to jail and is being held on $2 million bail while he awaits arraignment on the murder charge. His next court date was not listed in jail records.

Anyone with information about the fatal incident is asked to contact the LAPD’s South Bureau Homicide Division at 323-786-5100. Anonymous tips can be submitted online or by phone at 1-800-222-8477.