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.
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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