PHOENIX — A man is dead and a woman was hospitalized after a fight in Phoenix early Sunday violently escalated.
Officers got calls of some sort of incident happening near 10th Avenue and Buckeye Road around 1 a.m. When police arrived, officers found both victims had been stabbed.
The two were rushed to a hospital where the man, identified as 21-year-old Jose Garcia Avila, died and the woman is being treated. She is expected to survive and was not identified by police.
The man had 40 stab wounds while the woman had five stab wounds, police said.
On Wednesday, Phoenix police said investigators had arrested 19-year-old David Orozco for allegedly stabbing the victim.
He's been booked into the Maricopa County jail on several felony charges including first-degree murder.
This is a developing story. Stay with 12 News for the latest updates.
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