What We Know Has Happened – Annenberg Media

A USC student is being held on murder charges in connection with a fatal stabbing Monday night on Greek Row.

The victim was described as a homeless man in his 30s by Los Angeles police. He has not been identified by the Los Angeles County medical examiner.

The suspect, Ivan Gallegos, is a 19-year-old Los Angeles resident, according to an article from the LAPD Media Relations Division. On Tuesday, his mother confirmed to the LA Times that he was a student at USC. Gallegos is a rising junior at the Marshall School of Business, according to his LinkedIn account.

The LAPD said the victim was breaking into cars in the 700 block of West 28th Street, USC's Greek Row, when Gallegos confronted him. FOX11 Los Angeles reported that Gallegos was accompanied by two friends during the confrontation. Annenberg Media was unable to independently confirm this.

The victim allegedly told Gallegos he had a gun, Acting LAPD Chief Eric Choi told the police commission, City News Service reported. No weapons were found at the scene, a law enforcement source told the LA Times.

Police found the victim in an alley between the Delta Tau Delta and Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity houses. He suffered multiple stab wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics.

On Tuesday, a trail of blood was still visible in the Delta Tau Delta parking lot, leading to the alley and the Lambda Chi Alpha parking lot. The scene had been cleared, but a DPS officer was seen photographing the blood trail. Media personnel were always present.

Bain Higgins, a member of the Kappa Alpha fraternity, told Annenberg Media that a national advisor sent an email to the fraternity about the stabbing. “The news spread quickly and we were contacted [to] to make sure everything is OK,” Higgins said Tuesday. “It was definitely very active this morning in terms of gossip.”

Higgins said Gallegos lived in the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house, behind which the car burglaries took place.

The LAPD responded to what it described as an assault with a deadly weapon involving a knife around 8:15 p.m. Monday evening, according to Post X. Gallegos was arrested at the scene and is being held on $2 million bail. According to the LA Times, the prosecutor has not yet filed charges against Gallegos.