Fremont: Fight ends in fatal stabbing, arrest
The homicide happened Thursday in the 600 block of Upper Vintners Circle.
FREMONT — One person was killed and another was arrested following a fight Thursday in Fremont, police said.
Officers were dispatched around noon to the 600 block of Upper Vintners Circle for a report of two people fighting in front of a home, according to the Fremont Police Department.
When they arrived at the scene, officers found a person unresponsive on the ground. Police said the person appeared to be suffering from a “significant stab wound.”
The person died at the scene, according to police.
The other person involved in the fight — identified as Varun Suresh, 29, of Fremont — was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder, police said, adding that a knife was also recovered.
The police department’s Crimes Against Persons Unit is investigating the fatal stabbing.
“Based on investigative leads, we believe this is an isolated incident, where Suresh targeted the victim for specific reasons,” police said. “There is no threat to the community, and the subject remains in custody.”
The death marked the city’s fifth homicide of the year.
Anyone with information related to the case can contact the police department’s Investigations Unit at 510-790-6900.
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