A 29-year-old man from Huntington Beach has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a young man in Long Beach on Sunday, authorities announced.
The incident occurred at around 12:45 a.m. at Dave’s Hot Chicken restaurant on the corner of 2 nd Street and Covina Avenue.
The suspect, identified by police as Brandon Nguyen, was arrested Monday at Los Angeles International Airport and booked into Long Beach Jail, a news release from the Long Beach Police Department confirmed.
A search warrant was later executed at Nguyen’s residence, though authorities did not provide any information on evidence recovered at the location.
While it’s not clear exactly what happened, police say an altercation broke out at the restaurant that resulted in the fatal stabbing of the victim, identified by family members as 20-year-old Adrian Hernandez of Long Beach.
Video of the aftermath obtained by KTLA depicted a chaotic scene with Hernandez laying on the floor as paramedics attempted to treat his severe stab wounds.