Fresno Police Make Arrest in Fatal Stabbing at Southeast Park

Crime

By Anthony W. Haddad

Published 3 weeks ago on

August 23, 2024

Jared Rogers (left), 23, of Fresno, was fatally stabbed at Martin Ray Reilly Park early Sunday. Jacob Harshman, 29, of Fresno, has been arrested in connection with the homicide. (Fresno PD)

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Fresno undercover police detectives have arrested a suspect in Sunday’s stabbing homicide at Martin Ray Reilly Park.

Jacob Harshman, 29 was arrested Wednesday and booked into Fresno County Jail on charges of murder and inflicting corporal injury on a spouse/cohabitant, authorities said Friday morning.

The victim, Jared Rogers, 23, died early Sunday morning. Officers found Rogers in a parking stall with multiple stab wounds to his upper torso and a broken arm.

He was initially responsive to officers but quickly became unresponsive and was transported to CRMC, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

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The Fresno Police Department seeks additional information from the public. Anyone with details about the case is urged to contact Valley Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-STOP (7867), homicide Detective M. Moreno at (559) 621-2443, or detective A. Lopez at (559) 621-2072. Tipsters can remain anonymous.

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Anthony W. Haddad,

Multimedia Journalist

Anthony W. Haddad, who graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with his undergraduate degree and has an MBA at Fresno State, is the Swiss Army knife of GV Wire. He writes stories, manages social media, and represents the organization on the ground.