Alex Smith, 25, of Sacramento, California, was found unresponsive in his apartment on November 25, 2018, having sustained multiple stab wounds. The Sacramento Police Department treated the incident as a homicide and opened an immediate investigation.

Investigators linked an earlier altercation at a local bar that evening to the death. Witnesses saw Alex arguing with an unidentified individual, and surveillance footage showed him leaving the bar with that person. That individual was later identified as 28-year-old John Doe and was apprehended a few days after the killing. Prosecutors presented DNA and fingerprint evidence from the scene and witness testimony describing events that continued at Alex’s apartment; the defense argued Doe acted in self-defense.

Alex’s family and friends publicly grieved the loss, and the case prompted local discussion about violence and community safety. Does anyone have information about Alex, the bar altercation, or the events that night?