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Police: Suspect in fatal Phoenix stabbing arrested after 4-month investigation

The stabbing happened near the intersection of Indian School Road and 31st Avenue, the Phoenix Police Department said.

PHOENIX — It's been four months since Quinton Letcher was fatally stabbed in west Phoenix, and city police have finally made an arrest in connection with the case.

On March 19, officers were called to the intersection of Indian School Road and 31st Avenue where they found 30-year-old Letcher suffering from stab wounds, police said.

Letcher was transported to the hospital where he later died.

On Friday, July 21, police announced the arrest of Luke Schlat, 31, on suspicion of stabbing Letcher. He has been booked into the Maricopa County jail.

12News has requested court documents for more details on what led up to the stabbing and arrest.

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