GUADALUPE, Ariz. (AP) - A suspect has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of a man in the small town of Guadalupe, authorities said Monday.
Maricopa County Sheriff’s officials said 22-year-old Isaiah Lapre is jailed on suspicion of first-degree murder and tampering with evidence.
It was unclear Monday if Lapre has a lawyer yet who can speak on his behalf.
The sheriff’s office provides law enforcement for Guadalupe and deputies were called to the scene last Saturday afternoon on reports of a stabbing.
They found the victim lying on the sidewalk with a neck wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene by responding paramedics.
Authorities located Lapre and say he had blood on his right hand and was taken into custody for questioning.
Court documents show surveillance video from a nearby business captured the stabbing and the suspect seemed to match Lapre’s physical appearance.
Detectives said Lapre told them he didn’t know the victim, who started the confrontation.
Lapre did not tell detectives the location of the knife used in the alleged attack and the victim’s name wasn’t immediately released.
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