Stabbing suspect arrested after hourslong standoff at Phoenix business

PHOENIX – A man accused of stabbing his boss at work Monday was arrested after an hourslong standoff in Phoenix, authorities said.

Kendis Randles, 28, was booked into Maricopa County Jail on one count of attempted first-degree homicide, the Phoenix Police Department said.

Police said they were called to a business near 75th Avenue and Buckeye Road around 7:45 a.m. after reports of a man with a knife.

Officers arrived and were taken to a bleeding man who had several cuts all over his body. He was rushed to the hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery and is expected to survive, police said.

Witnesses told police Randles worked there and had barricaded himself in an office. ABC15 identified the business as Kem Krest.

The building was evacuated and police made contact with Randles. Negotiations lasted well into the day.

Eventually, officers used tear gas to draw out Randles.

Police said the wounded man was in stable condition but would require more surgery followed by long-term care.

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