ARIZONA NEWS

Suspect in custody after fatal knife attack at Phoenix business

May 6, 2022, 1:00 PM
Rodrigo Zamora Valenzuela (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Photo)...
Rodrigo Zamora Valenzuela (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Photo)
(Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Photo)

PHOENIX – A suspect is in custody after a fatal stabbing in Phoenix on Thursday, authorities said.

Officers responded to a business near 27th Avenue and Jackson Street around noon and found a man and a woman with serious knife wounds, the Phoenix Police Department said Friday in a press release.

The victims were taken to a hospital in critical condition. Jeffrey Matteson, 46, was pronounced dead at the hospital, and the woman was in stable condition, police said.

Another woman had a minor injury that was treated at the scene.

Officers identified 29-year-old Rodrigo Zamora Valenzuela as the suspect in the attack.

Zamora Valenzuela was quickly located and arrested, police said.

He was booked for one count each of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder.

No other details were immediately available.

We want to hear from you.

Have a story idea or tip? Pass it along to the KTAR News team here.

Arizona News

(DEA Photo)...
Taylor Tasler

Valley students taking peer-to-peer approach when raising awareness for fentanyl

A group of students at Valley schools are working together to raise awareness of the deadly effects of fentanyl.
5 hours ago
(Facebook Photo/US Border Patrol, Tucson Sector)...
KTAR.com

Man pleads guilty to assaulting 2 Border Patrol agents in Arizona in 2022

A Mexican citizen pleaded guilty last week to the assault of two Arizona Border Patrol agents last year, authorities said.
5 hours ago
(Facebook Photo/The Offspring)...
KTAR.com

Offspring with Simple Plan, Sum 41, coming to Phoenix for summer tour

PHOENIX — American rock band The Offspring announced Monday it will stop by the Valley on its 24-city Let The Bad Times Roll Tour this summer. The Offspring, accompanied by Canadian rock bands Simple Plan and Sum 41, will stop by Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre in Phoenix on Aug. 9. Tickets go on sale to […]
5 hours ago
(Banner Health Photo)...
SuElen Rivera

Banner Health announces plan to open Scottsdale hospital in 2026

Banner Health announced Monday it plans to open a full-service hospital and cancer care center in the northeast Valley.
5 hours ago
(Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Photo)...
KTAR.com

Man arrested after allegedly attempting to kidnap woman at Phoenix airport

A man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly attempting to kidnap a woman from a Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport parking garage.
1 day ago
(Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Photo)...
Sponsored Content by

A man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly attempting to kidnap a woman from a Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport parking garage.

Sponsored Articles

(Photo: OCD & Anxiety Treatment Center)...

Here’s what you need to know about OCD and where to find help

It's fair to say that most people know what obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders generally are, but there's a lot more information than meets the eye about a mental health diagnosis that affects about one in every 100 adults in the United States.
...
Day & Night Air Conditioning, Heating and Plumbing

Prep the plumbing in your home just in time for the holidays

With the holidays approaching, it's important to know when your home is in need of heating and plumbing updates before more guests start to come around.
(Desert Institute for Spine Care photo)...
DESERT INSTITUTE FOR SPINE CARE

Why DISC is world renowned for back and neck pain treatments

Fifty percent of Americans and 90% of people at least 50 years old have some level of degenerative disc disease.
Suspect in custody after fatal knife attack at Phoenix business