Relatives of a 23-year-old passenger who was stalked and stabbed without provocation aboard a Metro B (Red) Line train in downtown Los Angeles in 2023 are suing the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the city of Los Angeles for negligence and wrongful death.
The attack occurred around 5:20 p.m. Sept. 7, 2023, when Randy Lamale Nash allegedly approached Jesse Michael Rodriguez, pulled out a knife and stabbed him in the chest, the Los Angeles Police Department previously stated.
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Rodriguez died later at a hospital. Nash is charged with murder, but is not a defendant in the civil suit.
The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit was brought Thursday by Rodriguez’s mother, 72-year-old Katherine M. Rodriguez, and Edward Quezada, who adopted the decedent when the then-child was 2 years old. The plaintiffs seeks unspecified damages as well as remibursement for funeral and burial expenses.