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Update | Suspect in deadly South Sacramento board and care facility stabbing arrested

Deputies responded to Orange Avenue Friday morning at a board and care facility that houses six to eight people, according to a sheriff's spokesperson.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento County Sheriff's officials say they suspect 59-year-old Glen Doherty fatally stabbed a 59-year-old male victim.

Both men were residents at the board and care facility on the 6300 Block of Orange Ave.

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the facility just before 2 a.m. Friday on reports of a stabbing. The victim was found inside with no pulse but deputies gave first aid until Sacramento Metro Fire Department arrived and pronounced the 59-year-old male victim deceased at the scene, according to officials.

Doherty was booked into Sacramento County Jail on murder charges and is expected to appear in court Tuesday.

Original story:

One person is dead after being stabbed in South Sacramento at a board and care facility, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies responded to Orange Avenue Friday morning at a board and care home that houses six to eight people, according to sheriff's spokesperson Sgt. Amar Gandhi. Gandhi told ABC10 that one resident stabbed another.

The person suspected of stabbing another person is in custody. The events leading up to the stabbing are unclear.

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