By Brett Callwood
Shortly before 1 p.m. on the afternoon of Saturday, August 31, the Gardena PD released a statement to say that, earlier that day, they had “received a call of a stabbing at the Travelers Mobile Home Park, located at 13801 S. Vermont Avenue in the city of Gardena.”
When they arrived, a male victim was located at the scene.
“The Los Angeles County Fire Department responded and attempted life saving measures, but the victim, identified as Juan Garcia, 64, died from his injuries. Based on the initial investigation, a neighbor was identified and arrested for the murder of Mr. Garcia. Darren Aragon, 23, was taken into custody and transported to the Gardena Police Department for booking. The Gardena Police Department Detective Bureau is in the initial stages of this investigation.”
The Gardena PD is requesting that anyone with further information regarding this incident should contact Detective Jesus Ugalde at (310) 217-9635. The report number for this case is DR 24-4183.
The incident comes tragically shortly after the stabbing which left Le Roy Harris, 82, dead on August 17. 43-year-old Donte Harris, a relative of the deceased, was arrested on suspicion of murder at the scene. That fatal stabbing took place at a business located in the 1500 Block of W 130th Street.
