(CNN) A man carrying an axe and a knife was arrested and charged in the slaying of a 100-year-old man who was found dead inside his home, Los Angeles police said. Adam Dimmerman, 47, was already in custody when police charged him with murder. He was arrested Thursday morning in the Encino neighborhood, after patrol officers received a call about a person being assaulted, according to a news release from the departmentThat assault victim, who sustained minor injuries, and other residents in the area pointed the officers toward Dimmerman, who was arrested without incident, police said. An axe and knife were found at the scene. An hour later, patrol officers responded to another call in Encino after the fire department located an elderly man with multiple cuts and bruises inside his home.

Source: CNN March 20, 2021 00:11 UTC