GLENDALE, Ariz. — Police have identified the suspect in the death of an 18-year-old man. The man died after reports of a stabbing Friday morning in Glendale.
Police officers were dispatched at about 8:30 a.m. to a home near 67th Avenue and Bethany Home Road where they found a young man suffering from severe injuries.
The teen, identified as Daniel J. Santiago, was taken to the hospital and later died.
A witness provided officers with a description of the suspect who had run from the residence on foot. Glendale police officers were able to track down the suspect, identified as 20-year-old Robert L. Williams, and took the individual into custody. No other suspects are outstanding.
Detectives are in the process of determining the circumstances leading up to the young man's death.
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