Quesi Chavez, L.A. Homicide No. 148: 10-year-old Girl Fatally Stabbed in San Pedro
A young girl that was allegedly stabbed to death by her mother on July 9 has been identified as 10-year-old Quesi Chavez, according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram. Chavez's mother then reportedly stabbed herself. (See map after the jump)
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The stabbing occurred on the Fort MacArthur Military Housing Facility in San Pedro. Authorities found Chavez and her mother with stab wounds around 2:30 a.m. Both were rushed to the local hospital where Chavez later died of her injuries. The mother survived her self-inflicted stab wounds, according to authorities.
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Police are investigating the case as a murder-suicide, according to the Press-Telegram. Anyone with information on the stabbing is urged to call Detectives from the LAPD Juvenile Division's Abused Child Section at (877) 527-3247.
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