Man hurt in stabbing died after ambulance was stolen in California

When Reinaldo Jesus Lefonts, 68, was stabbed by a homeless man at a city-owned EV charging station outside a Southern California library the morning of Saturday, Sept. 13, emergency services responded.

But “what followed made a tragic situation catastrophic,” the attorneys hired by Lefonts’ family, Curd, Galindo & Smith, LLP, said in a March 6 news release.

The Downey Fire Department ambulance that responded to transport Lefonts to a hospital was stolen by a different homeless man, who is accused of leading police on a chase that ended in a crash more than 10 miles away, the attorneys said…

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