A woman was slain and a man was critically injured in a stabbing attack Thursday morning in a Long Beach apartment, police said.
Mireya Lopez Medina, 50, was found stabbed to death by a relative at the apartment in 1900 block of Cedar Avenue, the Long Beach Police Department said.
A male victim, in his 50s, was also in the apartment with stab wounds to the upper body. He was taken to a hospital and was listed in critical condition, police said.
Since January 2007, at least 138 homicides have been recorded in Long Beach, according to a Times database.
Detectives
are investigating this as a possible domestic incident. Anyone who may have
any information regarding it are asked to contact Dets. Mark McGuire or
Greg Krabbe at (562) 570-7244.
–Robert J. Lopez
Photo: Dots showing Long Beach homicides since January 2007. Credit: Los Angeles Times Homicide Report.