Man stabbed to death in Clearlake home

Police are searching for the assailant in a fatal stabbing early Saturday in a Clearlake home.|
GUY KOVNER
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

A man who was stabbed in the neck early Saturday at a home in Clearlake died shortly after he was transported to a hospital, Clearlake police said.

Officers were dispatched to the 14000 block of Walnut Avenue about 12:30 a.m. and were led by witnesses to a small house where the victim was located, Detective Sgt. Martin Snyder said in a press release.

The man was pronounced dead by doctors at Adventist Health Saint Helena Clearlake Hospital.

Witnesses described the assailant as a 6-foot man with a muscular build, who was last seen walking west on Walnut Avenue, Snyder said.

The victim’s identity was withheld pending notification of relatives.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Detective Ryan Peterson at 707 994-8251, extension 320.

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