1 killed, 3 hospitalized after stabbing in Fresno County, deputies say

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A homicide investigation is underway after a stabbing in Fresno County that claimed one life and sent three people to the hospital.

It happened before midnight Wednesday at a home on Hughes near South Avenue, just southwest of Easton.

Officials say 27-year-old Christopher Chacon stabbed and killed his 73-year-old grandfather, Jose Espinoza, and injured three other family members.

A homicide investigation is underway after a stabbing in Fresno County that claimed one life and sent several other people to the hospital.

The motive for the stabbings is still under investigation.

Chacon was arrested and booked into the Fresno County Jail.

A GoFundMe account has been set up to help Espinoza's family.

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