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Man stabbed to death in East Palo Alto on July 4th night

A man was stabbed in East Palo Alto.
The East Palo Alto Police Department logo, serving East Palo Alto, California. (East Palo Alto Police via Bay City News)

A man was stabbed in East Palo Alto on Monday night following celebrations for the Fourth of July, which 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 withheld the victim's name pending notification of next of kin, according to the report.