Sacramento stabbing leaves man dead in Oak Park neighborhood

A man died after a stabbing in Sacramento's Oak Park neighborhood early Tuesday morning.

Sacramento police said officers responded near Fifth Avenue and 37th Street around 12:30 a.m. after an assault involving a weapon was reported.

Officers found a man with a stab wound and began medical aid, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Exactly what led up to the stabbing remains under investigation. A suspect, 21-year-old Maximus Morgan of Sacramento, was arrested in connection with the stabbing, police said.

Homicide detectives have taken over the investigation.

A basketball court and sections near it at McClatchy Park remained closed Tuesday morning while officers processed the scene.