Authorities Identify Man Stabbed To Death On Venice Boardwalk

VENICE, CA — Authorities Thursday identified a man who was fatally stabbed on the Venice boardwalk over the weekend by a bicycle-riding assailant, who remains at large.

Douglas Barnes, 54, was attacked about 8:50 p.m. Saturday near Westminster Avenue and Ocean Front Walk.

Barnes, whose home town was not known, died at a hospital, according to the coroner's office.

The Los Angeles Police Department reported that Barnes was stabbed during a dispute with an unidentified suspect who fled on a bicycle.

No description of the suspect was released.

Anyone with information on the case was urged to call 877-LAPD-247.

- City News Service

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