Suspect arrested in connection with Phoenix restaurant stabbing that left 29-year-old dead

Authorities identified and arrested a suspect in connection with a stabbing at a restaurant over the weekend that killed 29-year-old Lonnie Shepherd Jr.

Traquan Munson, 25, was booked into a jail on a second-degree murder charge, according to the Phoenix Police Department.

On Saturday, officers were called to the area of 19th Avenue and Thomas Road for reports of a stabbing. When police arrived at the scene, they found Shepherd suffering from at least one stab wound on the ground outside of a restaurant.

Shepherd was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died.

Preliminary information indicated that Munson and Shepherd were in an altercation, which resulted in Shepherd being stabbed.

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