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Man dies after being stabbed near 51st Avenue and Baseline Road in Laveen

Police say the area will remain shut down 'for an extended period of time'
51st Avenue / Baseline Stabbing 10-26
Posted at 1:46 PM, Oct 26, 2023
and last updated 2023-10-30 14:32:33-04

PHOENIX — A man is dead after he was stabbed near 51st Avenue and Baseline Road in Laveen Thursday morning.

Phoenix police say they were called to the area just after 9 a.m. for the report of a stabbing.

When officers arrived, they found a man with multiple stab wounds.

He was taken to the hospital, but he later died from his injuries. He has been identified by police as 30-year-old Frank Sunn.

On Monday, October 30, police arrested 39-year-old Nick Joseph Gil Hernandez. He was booked into jail on one count of murder, according to police.

Details of what led to the stabbing have not been released.