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June 7, 2022: Patient Charged with Stabbing Doctor, Two Nurses

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Ricardo Santiago, Public Information Officer
(213) 257-2000

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that his office charged a man today with stabbing a doctor and two nurses at Encino Hospital Medical Center.

Ashkan Amirsoleymani (d0b 11/3/86) faces three counts of attempted murder with allegations of causing great bodily injury and prior convictions that include assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury.

Arraignment is scheduled today in Department 100 of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Van Nuys Branch.

On June 3, Amirsoleymani allegedly first stabbed the doctor and then the two nurses.

Case LA097003 remains under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department.