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# Homeless man arrested for attempted murder
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/homeless-man-arrested-for-attempted-murder-3/
- Published: 2002-12-19T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T01:08:49.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Crime, Santa Monica, #archive-import, Homeless

*By Daily Press staff*

A transient was arrested for attempted murder Wednesday after he allegedly sliced a man’s neck with a box cutter, according to police.

At about 1:30 p.m., Santa Monica police were called to the Ken Edwards Center, on the 1500 block of Fourth Street, because two elderly men were arguing in front of the building.

Police found the victim, who is also a transient, with a two-to three-inch laceration on his neck and bleeding profusely. Santa Monica Fire Department paramedics immediately treated him and transported him to a local hospital, where he is listed in fair condition.

Louis Reed, 71, was found by police hiding in the Ken Edwards Center men’s restroom. He was arrested and booked into the Santa Monica Jail. His bail is set at $500,000.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 19, 2002.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/121902.pdf?ref=smdp.com)