MESA, AZ — Mesa police say a mother and her two teenage daughters were stabbed by an unknown man while they were asleep in their apartment Wednesday morning.
Officers were called to an apartment complex near Dobson and Broadway roads around 4:30 a.m. for the emergency call.
The family was reportedly asleep in their apartment when a 16-year-old girl was attacked. She was able to escape the home and go to a nearby home, where she called the police.
After the 16-year-old fled the home, an 18-year-old girl and a mother were also stabbed.
All three victims were taken to hospitals for treatment, and they are expected to survive.
Mesa police said Thursday morning that a suspect was located in Tempe and was taken into custody.
He has been identified as 22-year-old Lowell Tucker Dorn, who is facing several felony charges including three counts of Attempted Murder and Residential Burglary.
"Although Dorn had very little contact with police previously, the Tempe Police Department had received several calls involving Dorn following the morning’s events," Mesa police said about the suspect.
Police say Dorn does not appear to have any relation to the family and was not known to the victims. It's unclear what prompted the attack or how the suspect got into the home.
Police initially said this "appears to be an isolated incident," and officials did not believe the public was in danger.
The investigation is ongoing.
