UPDATED with LBPD Release: Woman Found Dead, Man Allegedly With Knife, Stab Wound And Uncooperative Taken Into Custody By Officers Using Less Than Lethal Means, 1200 block Stanley (Western Part of 4th District)
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(April 14, 2016) -- Following-up on preliminary LBPD information we reported shortly after the crime occurred, LBREPORT.com provides the text of an April 14 LBPD release with additional information:
[LBPD release text] On April 13, 2016, at approximately 12:50 p.m., officers were dispatched to a residence in the 1200 block of Stanley Avenue regarding unknown trouble call.
Upon arrival officers found a male adult armed with a knife suffering from an apparent self-inflicted stab wound. The subject was uncooperative and refused officers commands to drop the knife and let them into the residence to check the well being of other possible occupants. Offices showed great restraint when dealing with the armed subject who was not complying with their commands. They had to use less lethal options to take him into custody, and prevented a potential deadly force encounter.
Once officers were able to detain the uncooperative subject they entered the location and found an adult female deceased in another part of the residence from an apparent stab wound to the upper torso.
The victim has been identified as Karina Duch a 40 year-old resident of Los Angeles.
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The male subject was transported by Long Beach Fire to a local hospital where he underwent emergency surgery and is listed in critical condition. He is the primary suspect in this incident, and has been identified as Ngounsay Keo a 59 year-old resident of Long Beach. He was booked for 1 count of murder and his bail was set at $2,000,000.00.
The relationship between the victim and the suspect is that they had been involved in a prior dating relationship for approximately 23 years and have two children together, 14 and 7 years of age. The 7 year-old child was next door at the time of the incident and has been united with family and his sibling.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is urged to call Homicide Detectives at (562) 570-7244. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous may call 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or text TIPLA plus your tip to 274637 (CRIMES), or visit http://www.lacrimestoppers.org/
(April 13, 2016, 5:25 p.m.) -- A woman (adult) was found dead in a residence in the 1200 block of Stanley Ave. (south of Anaheim St., west of Junipero, western part of 4th Council district) and a man allegedly armed with a knife, suffering from a stab wound and allegedly uncooperative with officers, who used less than lethal options to take him into custody; LBPD indicates that at last report the man was in surgey and in critical condition.
LBPD Public Information Officer Sgt. Brad Johnson tells LBREPORT.com (preliminary information) that at about 12:50 p.m., officers were dispatched to a residence in the 1200 block of Stanley Ave. regarding an unknown trouble call; officers found a man (adult) allegedly armed with a knife and suffering from a stab wound; PIO Johnson says he was uncooperative and refused officers' commands to drop the knife and allow them into the residence to check on the well-being of the other occupants.
[LBPD PIO text] Officers showed great restraint when dealing with the armed subject who was not complying with their commands and they used less lethal options to take him into custody and get him medical attention.
Officers were then able to enter the location and found an adult female deceased in another part of the residence.
The male subject was transported by Long Beach Fire to a local hospital where he is currently in surgery, and listed as critical. He is considered as a possible suspect in this incident. The relationship between the two has not been confirmed.
