GILBERT, Ariz. — Gilbert police have arrested a man accused of fatally stabbing another person over the weekend. 36-year-old Dennis Fernando Pacheco is facing a possible second-degree murder charge.
Officers were called to the Ash Street and Vaughn Avenue area overnight on Sunday and found 22-year-old Isaiah Panez with multiple stab wounds when they arrived. Police believe that Panez was stabbed after an altercation with an unidentified man.
Panez was taken to a local hospital, later dying of his injuries.
Police arrested Pacheco in Tempe following their investigation. He was booked into the custody of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.
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