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Davis Police Identify Victim, Additional Suspects Wanted In Fatal Downtown Stabbing

6:45 p.m. UPDATE: Suspect Zackary Thomas Sandeno is in custody after turning himself in on Monday.

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3:20 p.m. UPDATE: Davis Police have identified the victim in Saturday's stabbing as Peter Gonzales, 22, from Hacienda Heights.

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VACAVILLE (CBS13) — Police have identified two men wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 23-year-old man in Downtown Davis early Saturday morning.

The 23-year-old unidentified victim was pronounced dead at the hospital after what witnesses are describing as a bar fight inside a popular Thai restaurant that turns into a nightclub.

Police are searching for 21-year-old Zackary Thomas Sandeno and 20-year-old Joseph Gregory Sandeno, both of Vacaville.

Zackary is described as a white male with blond hair, hazel eyes, approximately 6 feet 1 inches tall and weighs around 195 pounds. Joseph is described as  a white male with blond hair, blue eyes, about 6 feet tall and weighs 140 pounds.

Twenty-five-year-old Martin Contreras of Vacaville was arrested on Saturday in connection with the death.

It's not known whether the victim was a student, but an employee at the nightclub says the Friday night crowd was mostly UC Davis students.

Downtown Davis is known for it's calm, family and college-friendly lifestyle, leaving residents in shock.

"I've never seen crime tape in downtown Davis," said Barb Boehler.

Bouncer Abhi Amara was working the door Saturday night when he heard the screaming inside and witnesses trying to break up the fight.

"Me and two bouncers were outside and tried to break up the fight," he said. "We just saw him, on the floor."

He says people started running out the door all at once, and he thinks those responsible got away in the commotion.

Contreras is due in court on Wednesday. He is facing a charge of murder and is ineligible for bail.

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