Los Angeles, CA: Man Allegedly Killed His Girlfriend in Echo Park

Updated: Friday, 04 Jun 2010, 8:39 PM PDT
Published : Friday, 04 Jun 2010, 8:39 PM PDT

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Posted by: Tony Spearman / myFOXla.com

Echo Park - A 26-year-old man was behind bars on Friday for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend to death near Echo Park.

Deborah Alvarado, 37, of South Los Angeles was found bleeding in a roadway around 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the 100 block of Mountain View Avenue, near Alvarado Street, said Officer Cleon Joseph of the Los Angeles Police Department.

Alvarado was taken to County USC Medical Center and treated for multiple stab wounds, but was later pronounced dead, Joseph said.

Simon Vega, 26, of Los Angeles, was detained by officers who acted on several tips and leads, Joseph said.

Authorities found "a bladed instrument," believed to be the weapon Vega used, at the scene, Joseph said.

Detectives later learned Vega and Alvarado had been dating for the past year.

Vega was arrested and booked for suspicion of murder. He is being held in lieu of $1 million bail.