FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — A 21-year-old Fresno man has been booked into the Fresno County Jail on a murder charge after deputies say his 79-year-old father was stabbed and killed.
Deputies booked Freeman Hunter III of Fresno into jail on $1 million bail.
Deputies responded around midnight on Saturday to the report of a stabbing at a home near Shaw and Grantland Avenues.
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Deputies contacted Hunter and immediately took him into custody.
Other deputies and firefighters found the injured victim and performed CPR, but he died at the scene.
The victim was identified as 79-year-old Freeman Hunter Jr., the father of the suspect.
The motive for the homicide has not been established, and the investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Sheriff’s Detective Jose Leon at (559) 600-8221.
Tips can also be provided to Valley Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-7867 or at www.valleycrimestoppers.org.
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