December 25, 2021 - Merced – The Merced Police Department reports on Friday, December 24, 2021 at approximately 10:54 P.M., Merced PD Officers were dispatched to a residence in the 2600 block of 1st Avenue in the city of Merced for a report of a stabbing. Officers responded and found the victim who succumbed to his injuries on scene. The suspect was also on scene and was taken into custody without incident. The victim’s identity is being withheld pending notification to the next of kin.

Detectives responded and took over the investigation. Witnesses to the incident described an altercation that took place between the victim and suspect. The suspect was identified as Aaron David Barron,32, of Delhi. Barron was arrested for murder and booked into the Merced County Jail.

Case Number: 21-77792

Merced Police are asking anyone with any information regarding this incident to contact Detective John Pinnegar at (209)388-7712 or by email at pinnegarj@cityofmerced.org.

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Source: Merced Police Department