23-year-old identified by police as victim of fatal stabbing at Fresno park
A 23-year-old man was identified Monday by the Fresno Police Department as the victim in a fatal stabbing at a park.
Jared Rogers was found early Sunday in a parking stall at Martin Ray Reilly Park near Chestnut and Belmont avenues with multiple stab wounds to his upper torso shortly after midnight.
Police said they initially responded for a bloody victim with a broken arm at 750 N. Chestnut Avenue.
Rogers was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Homicide detectives determined that an altercation occurred between Rogers and another man near a gazebo in the park where he was stabbed multiple times.
Police said they describe the suspect as 5-foot-3 to 5-foot-4 with a thin build and wearing a shiny blue shirt, jeans and glasses.
Detectives are still looking for additional witnesses who may have seen something.
Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at 559-498-7860 or can contact police 559-621-7000.