Tucson Police officers have arrested Luis Solorzano Villalta and Edgar Giovanny Villalta in connection with a fatal stabbing that occurred on Saturday evening on Tucson’s West Side.
According to the Tucson Police Department, on December 12, 2020, shortly before 6:00 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 2800 block of N. Stone Avenue for a report of a stabbing that occurred in front of an apartment complex. When officers arrived they found a 50-year-old stabbing victim. Officers immediately began rendering aid until Tucson Fire arrived. The victim was transported to Banner University Medical Center with serious injuries. He succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the hospital.
Officers were able to locate the apartment that the suspects fled into and ultimately, both men exited the apartment and surrendered to officers.
Detectives learned that the suspects and victim were familiar with each other and that over the course of several weeks, they had more than one encounter. After the assault took place, both suspects discarded their knives, which detectives located during the investigation.
Luis Villalta was booked into the Pima County Jail for one count of First-Degree Murder and one count of Kidnapping. Additionally, Edgar Villalta was booked into the Pima County Jail for one count of First-Degree Murder, one count of Kidnapping, and one count of Threats and Intimidation.