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Deadly stabbing under investigation at Sacramento-area board and care facility

Mugshot released of suspect in deadly stabbing at board and care facility
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SACRAMENTO COUNTY – An investigation is underway after a stabbing at a board and care facility in south Sacramento left one person dead early Friday morning.

The incident happened at a facility along the 6300 block of Orange Avenue.

According to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, one resident of the 6-8 person facility apparently stabbed another resident.

Deputies say the victim was pronounced dead at the scene by medics. 

The suspect is in custody and has been identified as 59-year-old Glen Doherty. On Tuesday, the Sacramento County Coroner's Office identified the man killed as 59-year-old Sacramento resident Henry Herschel Walker. 

Doherty has been booked into Sacramento County Jail and is facing a charge of homicide. He is due to make his first court appearance on Tuesday.

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