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Police arrest suspect after man suffers neck wound in Fresno stabbing, cops say

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  • A man in Fresno was stabbed in the neck and taken to a hospital for surgery.
  • Police found a wooden stick lodged in the victim’s neck at a substation.
  • Officers arrested a suspect near Trinity and A streets without incident.

A man was taken to a hospital Monday after he was stabbed in Fresno.

The victim was taken to the police substation at Fresno and C streets by a relative around 4:30 p.m. Officers found the man suffering from a stab wound to the neck, with a wooden stick still lodged in the wound, police said.

The man was taken to a local hospital, where he was listed in stable condition and awaiting surgery.

Officers later located the suspected attacker near Trinity and A streets and arrested him without incident, police said.

Investigators said the stabbing occurred in the 10 block of East Whitesbridge Avenue.

Anthony Galaviz
The Fresno Bee
Anthony Galaviz writes about sports for The Fresno Bee. He covers the Las Vegas Raiders, high schools, boxing, MMA and junior colleges. He’s been with The Bee since 1997 and attended Fresno City College before graduating from Fresno State with a major in journalism and a minor in criminology.  Support my work with a digital subscription
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