An incident recently took place in a quiet neighborhood in San Dimas, California, involving a bleeding woman carrying a samurai sword. The dramatic scene, captured on video obtained by KTLA 5, is linked to a fatal domestic dispute that left one woman dead.
The video shows a woman walking through the residential streets, visibly bleeding from multiple gashes on her leg and dragging a katana. Desperate to catch the attention of the authorities, she flags down police officers multiple times. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) deputies soon arrive, commanding her to drop the weapon.
Responding to a call for help on Thursday afternoon, the LASD discovered a grim scene. Preliminary investigations suggest a violent altercation involving three women. The woman seen in the video directed deputies to a nearby home where another woman was found with severe cuts. Unfortunately, she was pronounced dead at the scene.
A third woman was also present in the home. Although she appeared to be physically unharmed, she was transported to a hospital for a "medical emergency." The precise cause of the deadly dispute remains unclear at this time.
One significant challenge facing the investigators is a language barrier. All three women involved speak only Mandarin Chinese, which is complicating the investigation and slowing the progress in understanding what exactly transpired.