West Hills, CA – A Domino’s Pizza employee was stabbed inside the restaurant at 6401 Platt Avenue and Victory Boulevard in West Hills on October 13, 2023, at approximately 6:15 p.m., following a minor car accident that spiraled into a violent altercation. The victim, a man, sustained stab wounds and was transported to a hospital by the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) in serious condition. Two suspects—a white male with brown dreadlocks and a Hispanic male—fled the scene in a white Tesla, prompting an investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Topanga Division. A witness’s claim of a possible link to the Israel-Hamas conflict has added complexity to the case, set against a backdrop of heightened tensions in the San Fernando Valley, as seen in your prior queries about West Hills and Woodland Hills incidents.
At around 6:15 p.m., LAPD Topanga Division officers responded to reports of a stabbing at the Domino’s Pizza located at the bustling Platt Avenue and Victory Boulevard intersection, near your queried West Hills Red Lobster and Topanga Mall sites. The incident began with a minor fender-bender in the restaurant’s parking lot involving the victim, a Domino’s worker, and two men. The situation escalated into a physical fight that spilled into the restaurant, where one suspect stabbed the employee multiple times, targeting his torso.
LAFD paramedics from nearby Fire Station 105 arrived swiftly, stabilizing the victim, who was transported to a local hospital in serious but stable condition, expected to survive. The suspects fled in a white Tesla, described as a newer model, driven by a white male with brown dreadlocks, accompanied by a Hispanic male, both in their 20s or 30s, according to witness accounts. A female witness, who declined to be filmed, told reporters she believed the attack was motivated by anti-Semitic sentiment tied to the escalating Israel-Hamas war, which began October 7, 2023, though LAPD has not confirmed this motive, treating it as a lead to investigate.
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