Fresno Man Faces Murder Charges in Connection with Brutal Attack on Ex-Girlfriend and Her New Partner
Above: Jonathan Navarro
Photos courtesy of Fresno Police Department
A Fresno man reportedly faces charges of murder and attempted murder for allegedly attacking his former girlfriend and her new partner.
Devin McNew
On the afternoon of Monday, July 29, officers responded to a report of a disturbance in the area of East Balch Avenue and South Callish Avenue, police said in a press release. While en route, officers learned that someone at the scene had been stabbed.
Officers arrived at the scene and found a male victim, identified as 26-year-old Devin McNew, on the ground and suffering from severe blunt force trauma and multiple stab wounds.
A 26-year-old woman was also found at the scene, having suffered blunt force trauma to the head.
A third individual, identified as Jonathan Navarro, 26, was also found at the scene with a laceration to his wrist. This laceration was later found to be self-inflicted, police said.
All three were taken to an area medical center. McNew ultimately died as a result of his injuries.
Both the female victim and Navarro were treated and expected to survive.
Investigators soon discovered that Navarro and the female victim had recently ended a ten-year relationship, and that the victim and her new boyfriend — McNew — had arrived at location of the attack to drop off some of Navarro’s belongings.
At some point, a fight broke out between Navarro and McNew, during which Navarro allegedly stabbed McNew multiple times. Navarro also allegedly struck both McNew and the female victim several times with a garden shovel.
Once he is released from the hospital, Navarro is expected to be booked at the Fresno County jail on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, police said.
