FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — A man is in the hospital after being chopped multiple times with a hatchet on Monday morning in Fresno.
The Fresno Police Department says officers were called out to Belmont Avenue and Effie Street around 7:42 a.m. for reports of a stabbing.
When officers arrived, they found a man who had lacerations to his right rib cage and his back.
Initial investigation shows the man and a friend were riding bikes in the area when another man came out of a neighborhood and an argument began.
The suspect pulled out a small hatchet and cut the victim multiple times.
The victim was taken to the hospital where he is listed in stable condition.
No word on the suspect yet.