The victims, identified as Ken Evans, 54, and his 22-year-old daughter McKenna, were attacked Thursday outside a shopping center in Palmdale, California, according to police and media reports. “McKenna never took a bad picture, no matter what face she was making,” the woman’s mother, Elizabeth Evans, told the Los Angeles Times. “She was full of joy and cared for both people and animals.” Evans also described her husband Ken as an “amazing father” who “loved spending as much time as he could with his daughter.” FIRST TIME AFTER THE VIOLENT ATTACK Ken Evans, left, and McKenna Evans were identified in media reports as the victims of last Thursday’s stabbing in Palmdale, California. (Facebook) The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, in a statement, said they were called to the area around 11:52 a.m. on Oct. 27 “regarding an assault with a deadly weapon.” “Investigators learned that all parties involved were parked in the parking lot of the location and appeared to be living in their vehicles. The suspect asked the adult victim for assistance with his vehicle, during which an argument ensued,” the department said. “The argument led to a physical altercation and ultimately the stabbing of both victims.” Deputies who responded to the scene arrested an adult man, though they say no murder weapon was found. The Kohl’s parking lot in Palmdale, California, where the stabbing was reported. (Google Maps) Investigators who spoke to the Los Angeles Times said the suspect may have been transient, but the Sheriff’s Department could not confirm that information Monday when contacted by Fox News Digital. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says its homicide investigators are still looking into the case. (Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The suspect’s name has not been released, and Ken Evans died after being taken to a local hospital, the Los Angeles Times reports. In a Facebook post from an account purported to belong to McKenna Evans, she wrote in the days before the stabbing: “Hey guys, lots of stuff going on right now, stuff that’s leaving me stressed and scared, and I could really use some prayers,” adding that “my family still needs to find a home, but our case worker hasn’t been much help.” Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.