Police investigating Easter morning altercation, stabbing outside Fresno club
Fresno police are investigating a stabbing that happened early Sunday outside a central Fresno nightclub.
Police responded to a call about a fight between two men at 12:56 a.m. in the parking lot outside Aldo’s Nightclub on Belmont Avenue.
At some point, a man in his mid-30s was cut with an unknown object. He had a laceration to his cheek and a possible puncture wound to his upper arm.
The injuries were non-life threatening and he was taken to Community Regional Medical Center and listed in stable condition.
The other man, described as being in his 20s to 30s and wearing a burgundy shirt, ran away west on Belmont. No arrest had been made.
An investigation determined that the dispute began inside the club.
The injured man said that his assailant started a disturbance with him inside and had brandished a belt-buckle knife, according to police. The men were removed from the club by security but continued to argue in the parking lot.
This story was originally published April 4, 2021 at 1:38 PM.