Fresno Police Arrest Suspect in Fatal Stabbing

Crime

By Anthony W. Haddad

Published 2 hours ago on

August 28, 2025

Fresno police arrested Chong Lee (pictured), 36, on Friday, August 19, 2025, in the stabbing death of Cecil Deloney, 31, and are seeking additional suspects in the southwest Fresno homicide. (Fresno PD)

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A man has been arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing earlier this month, police said.

Officers responded to Orchard and Grant avenues in southwest Fresno on Aug. 19 and found Cecil Deloney, 31, lying in the roadway with a stab wound to his upper body, the Fresno Police Department said in a statement on Wednesday.

Fresno police are investigating the fatal stabbing of Cecil Deloney, 31, who witnesses say was chased and assaulted before the attack on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. (Fresno PD)

Deloney was taken to Community Regional Medical Center, where he later died.

Investigators said Deloney had been chased on foot by several suspects before being assaulted in the street.

Detectives identified Chong Lee, 36, as the suspect responsible for the stabbing.

Lee was arrested Friday by the department’s Street Violence Bureau Tactical Team and booked into the Fresno County Jail.

He was formally charged with murder on Tuesday.

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Police said the investigation remains active as detectives continue searching for additional suspects.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Valley Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-STOP or Fresno Police Department Homicide Detectives J. Espinoza (559) 621-2446 or Detective N. Carr at (559) 621-2445.

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