Police arrest suspect for fatal stabbing of 32-year-old man near The Zone
Dec 24, 2023, 2:32 PM
File photo of a Phoenix crime scene. Isaiah Petite was killed in a shooting near 15th Avenue and Buckeye Road on Sunday night, Oct. 29, 2023.
PHOENIX — A man was killed in a fatal stabbing near The Zone in Phoenix on Saturday at the intersection of 11th Avenue and Madison Street.
Officers responded to the area around 7:15 p.m. where they located 32-year-old Kyle Richardson who was suffering from a critical stab wound.
Richardson was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police identified 36-year-old Edward Loper as a suspect after he was seen walking around in the area.
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He was taken into custody and booked on charges of second degree murder.
The victim was located just one block away from the Maricopa County Human Services campus.
A city-wide effort to clean up the sprawling homeless encampment known as The Zone was centered at the campus location.
