Fatal stabbing of wig shop owner in L.A.'s Fashion District prompts calls for increased police presence
Community leaders gathered in the downtown Los Angeles Fashion District Thursday to call on police to step up patrols in the area in response to the broad-daylight fatal stabbing of a business owner.
Witnesses said two 17-year-olds tried to steal a wig from the store, but Lee chased and confronted them, leading to the stabbing. A group of Korean and Black community leaders held a news conference downtown Thursday asking for increased police protection in the area. Hyepin Im, president and CEO of Faith and Community Empowerment, said Lee "felt compelled to have to respond and chase after this individual."
Im noted that Lee's daughter has expressed frustration in the past when her father put himself in danger by confronting shoplifters for petty theft."And yet, the surrounding business owners have said, You know what? Your dad is a hero.' Why? Because he believed and knew that if he did not stand up to crime, violence, that it would continue to expand in this area."
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