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In a news conference Thursday, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer announced that 57-year-old Zyad Abdulaziz Alsaid has been arrested and booked into the Fresno County Jail for the murder.
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Officers were called to 'Turning Point' near Blackstone and McKenzie around 11:30 a.m. on Friday, June 14th for reports of a stabbing.
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Police say the victim, 32-year-old Matthew James Chavez, was standing outside when he was stabbed multiple times in the upper body.
Chief Dyer said that the attack appears unprovoked.
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Both Chavez and Alsaid were clients at the rehab center at the time of the crime.
Earlier this week, a nearby business owner found a knife with blood on it, which helped detectives build a case against Alsaid.
Alsaid is from Palestine but has lived in the United States for the last 45 years. He has a violent past, going back more than 30 years, and he has previously served ten years in prison.