Man Stabbed at Pasadena Metro Station; Person of Interest in Custody

A person of interest was is in custody Thursday following a stabbing that left a man critically injured at a Metro train station in Pasadena, authorities said.

The attack occurred about 7:45 a.m. at the Metro Sierra Madre station, according to Pasadena Public Information Officer Lisa Derderian.

Paramedics took the victim, who suffered multiple stab wounds, to a hospital, Derderian said.

“Metro is grateful to the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department who found and assisted a person on the pedestrian bridge leading to the Sierra Madre Station on the A Line, after that person was injured following an apparent altercation,” according to a statement from Metro.

“The LASD took a person of interest into custody. The LASD is leading the investigation,” according to the statement. “To ensure our riders can get to their destinations, Metro is currently operating a bus shuttle between the Allen and Arcadia Stations.”

The stabbing in Pasadena follows a similar incident last month at a Metro B Line Universal City/ Studio City Station train in Studio City, where a passenger was stabbed after an altercation. The suspect in the March 18 attack fled the scene, and the victim was hospitalized in stable condition.

Anyone with information about the Pasadena stabbing was encouraged to contact the LA Regional Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.