Suspect Jon Palomino was detained by police after Dale Whitley, 26, was killed in a stabbing. (Fresno Police Department)
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Authorities responded to a stabbing Thursday evening at a residence in the 3800 block of East Dakota Avenue that resulted in the death of 26-year-old Dale Whitley, the Fresno Police Department reported.
Witnesses directed officers to 53-year-old Jon Palomino, who was arrested as he attempted to flee.
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Officers discovered Whitley lying unresponsive on the ground with a single stab wound to his upper body. He died at the scene.
According to homicide detectives, both Palomino and Whitley were residents of the home, along with several other men.
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Investigators are still probing the motive behind the attack, which appears to have been unprovoked.
Palomino has been booked into Fresno County Jail on a murder charge.
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Authorities urge anyone with information about the incident to contact Fresno Police Department’s homicide detectives.
Tips can be provided anonymously through Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-STOP (7867) or by reaching out directly to Detective M. Yee at (559) 621-2407 or Detective A. Lopez at (559) 621-2072.
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