Stabbing at Hollywood Hills construction site, suspect arrested

A person was stabbed outside a Hollywood Hills property on Thursday afternoon, authorities said, prompting a police response and an arrest at the scene. Los Angeles Police Department officers and Los Angeles Fire Department personnel arrived at the 7800 block of Granito Drive around 1:20 p.m. on October 9 after a 911 call reporting a possible stabbing near a large residence that is under construction and tied to multiple investors.

LAPD officials said officers found a victim who was taken to a local hospital. The department also reported that a suspect was detained and arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. The LAPD has confirmed that an investigation is under way but has not released additional details about the victim’s condition or the suspect’s identity. The Los Angeles Fire Department said it dispatched an ambulance and a fire engine to the scene.

The property involved is an unfinished luxury home perched above the Sunset Strip and has been publicly linked to several investors, including the musician Paul Hewson, known as Bono. Those connections have been reported in prior public accounts and the owner group has described the site as an off-market, high-end...