Two men were rushed to the hospital after a stabbing shortly before 1:30 a.m. Thursday near Wishon and Fern in Fresno's Tower District. One victim suffered multiple stab wounds to his upper body, while the other had minor injuries to his head, and both are expected to survive.
According to ABC30 Fresno, officers arrived at the scene to find the two men hurt and took them to the hospital for treatment. Police are investigating the stabbing but said they are not releasing any suspect information at this time.
No Suspect Details Released
With the investigation still unfolding, officers have not said what led to the confrontation or who may be responsible. The outlet's report offers no information about a motive or how the two men came to be injured, and no arrests have been announced in connection with Thursday's incident.
This is not the first violent incident reported in the neighborhood. In a separate case, three people were arrested after a New Year's Day stabbing outside Bobby Salazar's Taqueria, which the station reported happened just before 1 a.m. after a fight broke out inside the restaurant. In that incident, a 25-year-old man and a 34-year-old man were both taken to the hospital with multiple stab wounds, and Fresno Police MAGEC detectives later arrested 28-year-old Luis Ramirez, 34-year-old Ramiro Arevalo and 31-year-old Sabrina Puentes.
Other Incidents in the Area
A separate stabbing at a restaurant on East Olive also began as a fight inside before spilling out onto the sidewalk, the same station reported. And in 2023, The Fresno Bee reported that a 15-year-old boy was stabbed in the arm following a fight over shoes in the Tower District on Sept. 3 of that year; he was treated at a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
The neighborhood has also seen a string of shootings this year. A separate report on the fourth Tower District shooting since May noted that Fresno Police Chief Mindy Casto said recent crime statistics did not show widespread violent crime throughout the neighborhood, though she acknowledged a small number of individuals continue to cause serious problems. That report centered on shootings and does not establish any broader trend tied to Thursday's stabbing.
No further details have been released about Thursday's stabbing near Wishon and Fern, and police have not said whether anyone is in custody.
