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Salvador Ayala, 26

Died Oct. 31, 2009 at 3:45 a.m.

Salvador Ayala, a 26-year-old Latino, was stabbed to death Saturday, Oct. 31, in the 100 block of East Avenue 45 in Highland Park, authorities said.

Ayala and Javier Mejia, a 43-year-old Latino, were drinking with a third person when they got into a dispute. The third person stabbed both men, said LAPD Det. Jose Carrillo.

Authorities did not identify the assailant, who they said was still at large.

— Anthony Pesce

119 1/2 E. Avenue 45

Neighborhood: Eagle Rock
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Cause: Stabbing
Day of the week: Saturday
Agency: LAPD Northeast
Race/Ethnicity: Latino

Ayala was killed at the same place and on the same day as Javier Mejia.

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Updated: Jan. 25, 2010 at 1:23 a.m.

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