More Violence on Skid Row…

How much violence will it take, before level-headed leaders decide enough is enough?

The LA Times reports more of the same in “Skid Row”:

Two men were fatally stabbed on skid row Tuesday in what appeared to be separate and unrelated incidents.

Police believe that the first man, in his mid-40s, was stabbed in the chest near 6th Street and Towne Avenue in downtown Los Angeles about 5:30 p.m. He walked about a block west, to the corner of 6th and Crocker streets, before he fell to the ground.

About four hours later, a passenger exiting a bus near Main Street and Olympic Boulevard saw a man on the ground bleeding and called paramedics. The man, in his mid-30s, was taken to California Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Los Angeles Police Capt. Jodi Wakefield said a preliminary identification had been made of the first man but the second man wasn't carrying identification.

Last week, a 49-year-old woman was stomped to death on skid row, a case that officials said underscored the need to improve conditions in the district.