CANOGA PARK, Calif.—A woman in her 40s was stabbed to death Aug. 7 in Canoga Park and police are looking for the suspect, a man who fled the scene in a white minivan, authorities said.

The two had some type of altercation prior to the stabbing, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) reported.

Officers responded at 5:26 a.m. to the area of Bassett Street and Canoga Avenue, where the woman was pronounced dead at the scene from a stab wound in the chest.

Police said the death did not involve a carjacking.

LAPD Valley Bureau Homicide detectives urged anyone with information regarding the incident to call them at 818-374-1934 or Crime Stoppers at 800- 222-8477.