East Palo Alto: Arrest made in fatal February stabbing
The 19-year-old suspect was already in custody for an unrelated crime, police said.
EAST PALO ALTO – A 19-year-old East Palo Alto man was arrested Friday in connection with a fatal stabbing in February, police said.
The suspect, identified as Ernesto Alexis Mora Samayoa, was already in custody for an unrelated crime, East Palo Alto police Chief Jeff Liu said in a news release.
The stabbing happened just before 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 8 at University Avenue and Bell Street.
Officers arrived to find two men suffering from stab wounds. One was treated at the scene for minor injuries while the other was taken to Stanford Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The second man died of his injuries at the hospital on March 2. He was identified as Frank Finney, 60, of East Palo Alto.
Police have not released a motive for the stabbing.
In March, police released video surveillance footage of the attack. The footage showed the attack, as well as a large white SUV whose driver appeared to witness the attack.
Liu, in the news release, thanked “community members who contributed to this investigation.”
He also thanked the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office, the county’s forensics laboratory and Mothers Against Murder, which offered a $10,000 reward for information that resulted in the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the killing.