FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (FOX26) — A man is in critical condition after being severely stabbed on Thursday morning in Prather.
The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says deputies first received a call of a stabbing around 9 AM in the parking lot of the Prather Post Office on Auberry Road, near Highway 168.
When deputies arrived, they found a man in his mid-40s with a severe stab wound.
A witness talks about seeing the victim have his belly cut open during a stabbing in Prather (Photo: FOX26 photojournalist Jordan Callison)
The man was rushed by EMS to a waiting helicopter and was flown to the hospital, where he is in critical condition.
Deputies investigated and were able to identify the suspect as 75-year-old Theodore Gallegos of Prather.
He was later found and arrested for assault with a deadly weapon.
His bail is set at $20,000.
The investigations showed that the two men knew each other, and the stabbing happened during a fist fight in the parking lot.
Witnesses on the scene told our FOX26 photojournalist that the stabbing victim had his stomach cut open and had to hold it in.
It cut his belly open. Yeah, his belly was hanging out he had to hold it in.
If you have any information about the stabbing, you can contact the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office at (559) 600-3111.
Tips may also be submitted to Valley Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-7867 or online at www.valleycrimestoppers.org
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