A man was in custody after an argument led to a fatal stabbing in Arleta on Saturday night, Los Angeles police said Sunday.

The suspect is believed to be the boyfriend of the victim’s daughter, said Sgt. Greg Bruce of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Mission Division.

The names of the suspect and the victim were not immediately available, Bruce said.

The stabbing was reported about 11:10 p.m. in the 9100 block of Canterbury Avenue, said LAPD Officer Rosario Herrera.

When LAPD Mission Division officers arrived, they found a man lying on the ground suffering from multiple stab wounds, Herrera said.

The victim, who died en route to the hospital, was identified as a 42-year-old Arleta resident, officials said.

The two men became involved in an argument and the suspect grabbed a kitchen knife and began stabbing the victim, Bruce added. he could not elaborate on the argument.

LAPD’s Operations Valley Bureau-Homicide unit is investigating the crime, Herrera said.