UCLA student Brianna Kupfer stabbed at Los Angeles Croft House store in random attack

A university student, 24, has been stabbed to death in what appears to be a random attack while she worked at a high-end furniture store.

A UCLA grad student was fatally stabbed by a random maniac while she was working as a consultant at a high-end furniture store in Los Angeles last Thursday, reports said.

The New York Post reports that Brianna Kupfer, 24, was alone and working at Croft House when an unknown male suspect, who is believed to be homeless, knifed her before fleeing through the back door and calmly walking down an alley, Fox 11 reported, citing the LAPD.

Kupfer was discovered by a customer about 20 minutes later and pronounced dead on scene.

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Brianna Kupfer, 24, was stabbed to death at Croft House in Los Angeles.

The victim was studying architectural design and worked at the furniture store as a design consultant, the report said.

Her father told CBSLA that she was “loved by all.”

Dr. Jennifer Botelho, the owner of a nearby chiropractic office, told CBSLA that the suspect walked into her businesses shortly before the fatal stabbing.

The suspect was later caught on camera, calmly walking down a street.

“He came in and asked a couple of questions: ‘Do you do orthopaedics here?’ What kind of care we provide, and then he left. So he was just here for a few minutes,” Dr Botelho said.

Police were still searching for the suspect as of late Sunday.

Police outside the Los Angeles Croft House where Brianna Kupfer was killed.

Brianna Kupfer (centre right) with her family.

Brianna Kupfer was killed by the man who calmly walked out of the store. Picture: LinkedIn

Community memorial for Brianna Kupfer who was brutally stabbed to death while at work. Picture: Mega Agency

“It’s terrifying. It’s horrible,” Botelho said of the random attack.

“She’s such a young girl. We feel so horrible for Brianna’s family, and hope we can catch this guy.”

This article originally appeared in the New York Post and is republished here with permission