A woman was stabbed to death, allegedly by her estranged husband, outside of her friend's house in West Hills on Saturday morning, authorities said.
The woman, identified as Michelle Kane, 43, was separated from her husband of 10 years, suspect Michael Rodney Kane, 46, Los Angeles police said Saturday night. They had two young children.
The couple had a history of domestic violence and was in the process of getting a divorce. Michelle Kane filed a police report on Friday reporting that Michael Kane had violated his restraining order, Los Angeles police Capt. Joel Justice said.
She and her children went to stay with a friend in West Hills. The stabbing occurred there the following morning.
"We're asking for Mr. Kane to turn himself in and bring this tragedy to closure," Justice said at a news conference.
The stabbing happened about 7:30 a.m. in the 7100 block of Deveron Ridge Road. She died at the scene.
Witness Roy Bernard described the violence, saying a neighbor fought with another man.
"They wrestled around for a while. The owner of the house got a nice wound on his wrist," Bernard said. "The woman took off running. The (other man) catches (the woman) and finishes killing her in the middle of the street."
When Bernard went out to the street, he said she appeared to be dead.
"She had very deep wounds in her abdomen and back," Bernard said.
Less than a mile away, at the apartment complex where Michael Kane has lived for the last few months, neighbors reportedly found blood near his apartment door. Police taped off the area as a crime scene.
Tim Liedel, a neighbor of Michael Kane's, said he and other neighbors heard or saw Michael Kane screaming at the top of his lungs recently.
Police believe Michael Kane may be driving a 1999 Chrysler 300M, silver-gray or mint-green in color, with California license plate No. 4HGP487.