Man killed in USC Greek Row stabbing identified – NBC Los Angeles

Authorities have identified the man killed Monday night in a stabbing that stemmed from an altercation on USC’s Greek Row involving a 19-year-old university student.

Xavier Cerf, 27, died at the scene in the 700 block of West 28th Street, east of University Avenue. The man, who investigators said appeared to be homeless, was found with stab wounds in an alley outside a fraternity house.

USC student Ivan Gallegos was arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the stabbing.

According to police, Gallegos apparently saw someone breaking into cars in the neighborhood and confronted Cerf. LAPD interim chief Dominic Choi told the police commission Tuesday morning that the man allegedly told the student he had a gun before the stabbing.

“The reporter reported that he confronted the suspect and the suspect told him he had a gun,” Choi said, adding that the man ran from the scene into the nearby alley.

Gallegos, who was arrested at the scene without incident, was being held on $2 million bail, according to Los Angeles police and jail records. It was not immediately clear if he has an attorney. Jail records did not indicate an initial court date.

Although USC is closed for the summer, some students said they are staying in their fraternity houses.