Full Notification

On Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM, CPD officers responded to the 2400 block of Whitley Avenue for a report of a stabbing victim. Upon arrival, officers contacted a male subject was lying on the ground bleeding from a stab wound to his abdomen. The victim was transported by ambulance to a local hospital for medical treatment.

Officers learned the victim was involved in altercation with another male subject near an apartment building. The second male subject identified as Joshau Mathew Hicks (age 30) from Corcoran, CA was located nearby. Hicks was taken into custody without incident and later booked at the Kings County Jail in Hanford, CA for attempted murder. The stabbing weapon (knife) used during the incident was recovered at the scene by officers.