Murder charges have been filed in connection with a fatal stabbing in Santa Monica Monday night.
Santa Monica Police collared Sean Alexander Graves, 28, of Long Beach near 6th Street and Santa Monica Boulevard.
Officers initially responded to a call of “shots fired” on the 300 block of Broadway just after 7:30 p.m.
That’s where they found an unidentified male with stab wounds to the neck.
He eventually succumbed to the injury.
Witnesses say a dispute broke out earlier in this evening between the victim, a woman and man near the Santa Monica Pier. The altercation continued as the trio moved north toward Third Street Promenade.
Per SMPD:
Witnesses who were with the victim provided a description of both subjects along with their last known direction of travel. At one point during this altercation, a shot was fired and a spent .45 cal casing was located. However, it is unclear who fired that round.
SMPD officers quickly established a perimeter. Two subjects were stopped in the area of 6th and Santa Monica. The subjects were identified by the witnesses as the subjects involved in the incident. They were taken into custody without incident. Officers located a knife believed to be used by the suspect.
The woman involved in the altercation was not charged and was released. No identity of the victim was provided at press time.
