The father of a young woman knifed to death in a frenzied attack while working at a luxury furniture store has spoken about his daughter’s horrific death.
The father of a young woman knifed to death while working alone at a luxury furniture store has spoken about his daughter in a television interview after her horrific death.
Brianna Kupfer, 24, was working at Croft House on in Los Angeles last week when she was stabbed to death in broad daylight, Fox News reports.
The motive remains unknown as officials continue to search for the assailant, who is believed to be homeless, and was caught on surveillance footage outside the building shortly after the attack.
“We want her to be remembered as a person, a human being and a caring, loving and devoted family member and a great friend and just a rising star,” Todd Kupfer told Steve Doocy on TV’s Fox and Friends.
“She embodied so much that we all should be proud of in a young woman.”
Mr Kupfer made it clear he did not want to politicise her death, but did acknowledge the role leaders play in the communities they serve.
“I blame what’s endemic in our society right now, is that everybody seems to be oriented on giving back rights and bestowing favour on people that rob others of their rights,” Mr Kupfer said.
“We don’t elect them because we think they’re great. We elect them because we think they can do great things, and it shouldn’t be about them. They should want to be in that role because they want to serve a community and the community needs love and support.
“People need to understand what should motivate them in their daily lives, and it’s all been lost.”
Mr Kupfer offered his thoughts on what needs to change to combat rampant crime across the country, arguing the effort starts at home.
“Everybody needs to love each other more,” Mr Kupfer said.
“It starts at home, and that’s really where we all need to improve. We just need to raise good families and good children, and we’re handing a world to these kids that we’ve damaged. And the only thing we can do is try to at least give them some love, and then it goes into the community.”
Ms Kupfer was studying architecture and design as a graduate student at UCLA.
“The suspect is described as a male Black, unknown age, tall, thin, wearing a dark hoodie, sunglasses, a white N-95 mask, dark skinny jeans, dark shoes and carrying a dark backpack,” the LAPD wrote in a press release Friday. The assailant is believed to be homeless.
This article originally appeared on Fox News and was reproduced with permission
Originally published as Brianna Kupfer’s father speaks after fatal stabbing at Los Angeles Croft House store
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