Detectives examine crime scene
San Diego Police detectives examine the crime scene in Balboa Park. Courtesy OnScene.TV

One man stabbed another to death in a popular picnic area in Balboa Park on Saturday morning, police said.

Police dispatchers received a call at 9:49 a.m. reporting a stabbing in Balboa Park near the Redwood Circle, San Diego Police Lt. Anthony Dupree said.

Officers and medics found a 38-year-old man with stab injuries to his upper body, and he was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, Dupree said.

Police suspect the 47-year-old man who reported the attack was responsible for the death, and he was arrested.

The victim’s identity was not being released pending notification of next of kin.

–City News Service