A man was stabbed in East Palo Alto on Monday night following celebrations for the Fourth of July, the day that commemorates the independence of the United States.
According to the local Police Department, officers responded to a report at 11:35 p.m., of a stabbing victim in the 400 block of East O'Keefe Street.
Upon arrival, officers found the victim and administered first aid before paramedics arrived, but the person died at the scene.
Police are withholding the victim's name pending notification of next of kin, according to a police news release issued around 3 a.m. Tuesday.
The stabbing death marks East Palo Alto's third homicide this year.
Authorities are urging anyone with information regarding this incident to call Acting Commander Angel Sanchez at (650) 853-3154.
Information can be shared anonymously via email to epa@tipnow.org and via text or voicemail to (650) 409-6792.
With information from Bay City News.
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