Man stabbed to death in Tulare cemetery, police say

Tuesday, March 2, 2021
TULARE, Calif. (KFSN) -- Police believe a 53-year-old man was stabbed to death at a cemetery in Tulare on Monday afternoon.

Tulare police say the incident happened just before 12:20 pm at the 900 block of E Kern.
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When officers arrived at the location, they found Jerome Parker with stab wounds. Parker was rushed to the hospital where he later died.

Police have arrested 41-year-old Larry Anthony Johnson, who they say "implicated himself and his involvement." Witnesses also placed the blame for the stabbing.
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Officers say the suspect's behavior was nervous and erratic but that he surrendered himself to police.

Investigators have not determined a motive for the attack.
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