Suspect arrested in connection with triple stabbing at Mesa apartment

PHOENIX – A 22-year-old man was arrested for allegedly breaking into a Mesa apartment and stabbing a mother and her two teenage daughters early Wednesday, authorities said.

Lowell Tucker Dorn was booked into jail on suspicion of multiple felony offenses, including three counts of attempted murder, the Mesa Police Department announced Thursday morning.

Dorn is accused of entering the victims’ apartment in the area of Dobson and Broadway roads around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday while the family was sleeping.

He allegedly attacked a 16-year-old girl first. She was able to run off to the nearby home of friends and call police.

The intruder went on to stab the mother and her 18-year-old daughter before fleeing the scene.

The victims were treated for their wounds at a hospital and are expected to survive.

How was suspect in triple stabbing identified?

Mesa detectives partnered with the Tempe Police Department to identify Dorn as the suspect.

Police in Tempe received multiple calls involving Dorn after the triple stabbing in Mesa.

No other details about the case were made available.

This is an updated version of a story originally published on Sept. 16, 2025.

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