Homeless man stabbed to death in USC Greek Quarter identified as Xavier Cerf, 27, of Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (KABC)– Authorities have released the name of the homeless man who was stabbed to death on Greek Row at USC, apparently by a student.

Los Angeles police said Ivan Gallegos, 19, stabbed Xavier Cerf, 27, after seeing him break into his car in the back parking lot of his fraternity house.

Cerf allegedly told the student he had a gun, leading the student to stab him, Acting LAPD Chief Dominic Choi told the police commission Tuesday.

Gallegos, a Los Angeles resident, was identified as a suspect and has since been jailed on suspicion of murder, but the district attorney's office has not formally charged him.

Meanwhile, he is being held on $2 million bail.

In an interview with Eyewitness News, a woman who leads the Delta Tau Delta fraternity said Gallegos was a student at USC and a member of the fraternity.

Last month, USC's Annenberg Media published a profile of Gallego describing him as an up-and-coming musical artist attending the Marshall School of Business.