Teen suspect may face homicide charges for stabbing death of a 51-year-old man after alleged fight

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KFSN) -- Crime country portion and a tiny memorial astatine Fallen Heroes Park successful Porterville people the spot wherever a 51-year-old antheral was stabbed and aboriginal died astatine a section hospital.

It happened Saturday morning, and by Sunday afternoon, constabulary arrested a 17-year-old lad for the crime.

"What happened connected Saturday was not lone unnecessary but it cannot and volition not beryllium tolerated," says Porterville Police Chief Bobby Rader.

Police accidental they received aggregate calls of 2 radical successful a fight, with 1 injured.

They judge an statement led to a combat betwixt the unfortunate and the suspect.

Then the 17-year-old allegedly pulled retired a knife.

The crushed for the combat is inactive being investigated, but officials accidental the teenage fishy is known to police.

"We person had aggregate contacts with this young antheral implicit the past year. He has a past of resisting apprehension and being non-compliant with instrumentality enforcement," explains Chief Rader.

One section resident, Liz Ruiz, says the country is typically harmless and quiet.

She comes present often with her loved ones.

"I truly deliberation it's unfortunate due to the fact that this parkland is truly specified a item successful town, determination are a batch of activities to bash here," expresses Liz.

Porterville Police Chief Bobby Rader says detectives worked for 30 hours consecutive to marque the arrest.

The teen was recovered astatine a adjacent location and was taken into custody without incident.

"I americium precise arrogant of the detectives astatine the Porterville constabulary department. These detectives worked tirelessly and nonstop passim the nighttime and the adjacent time with nary remainder to find this fishy and instrumentality him successful arsenic safely and rapidly arsenic possible," mentions Chief Rader.

The Porterville Police Department says it's suggesting homicide charges to the District Attorney's office.

The probe could instrumentality respective days to complete.

This marks the city's archetypal homicide of the year.

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