DTLA terror as woman stabbed in the neck in apparent random attack

A woman was left in critical condition after being stabbed in the neck in an apparently random attack in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday.

Downtown Los Angeles skyline in the early morning light. REUTERS

The terrifying attack occurred near Olympic Boulevard and Hope Street around 10:15 a.m., the LAPD told ABC 7.

Authorities took a person into custody around 2 p.m. near Fifth and Flower streets.