On Friday, June 3, at 8:30pm, Los Angeles Police Department Rampart Area patrol officers responded to a radio call of a man harassing a woman in the 100 block of Mountain View Avenue.  Upon arriving, the officers found a woman lying in the roadway bleeding.

The woman was later identified as Deborah Alvarado, a 37-year-old resident of South Los Angeles.

Los Angeles City paramedics responded to the scene and transported the victim to USC Medical Center where she was treated for multiple stab wounds but was later pronounced dead.

Acting on several tips and leads, officers detained 26-year-old Simon Vega.

After establishing probable cause to believe that Vega was responsible for Alvarado’s death,

Vega was arrested and booked for murder.

During the investigation, a bladed instrument was recovered at the scene by detectives.  The recovered item is believed to be the weapon Vega used.

During subsequent interviews with witnesses and the suspect, detectives learned that Vega and Alvarado had been dating for the past year.