ARRESTED ON suspicion of murder were (left to right) Mustafa Mohamedat Mohamed, 37, of Westminster, and Amro Mahmoud Abdelfattah Shahin, 37, of Santa Ana (OCSD photos).

Two men have been arrested in connection with the stabbing death of a man in Stanton.

According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were dispatched to the 7000 block of Katella Avenue (east of Knott Street) at around 12:45 a.m. on Saturday in reference to an assault.

Upon arrival, they found a man in his 40s with multiple stab wounds. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.

OCSD homicide detectives – based on their investigation and evidence at the scene – arrested Mustafa Mohamedat Mohamed, 37, of Westminster, and Amro Mahmoud Abdelfattah Shahin, 37, of Santa Ana. 

They were booked into Orange County Jail on suspicion of murder. Identification of the victim is being withheld pending notification of the next of kin.