Phoenix Police Department detectives are piecing together evidence from a fight involving knives that left one man dead and another fighting for his life in the hospital.
According to the Phoenix Police Department, officers were called to a stabbing near 16th Street and Indian School Road around 8:00 p.m. When officers arrived, they found a man suffering from a stab wound. The man was rushed to the hospital where he died from his injuries.
Officers detained two individuals on scene that were believed to be involved in the fight.
As homicide investigators were responding to the scene, they learned a man walked into a nearby hospital with stab wounds. The man is currently listed in critical but stable condition. Detectives were able to link the man to the original scene. Preliminary information suggests both victims were in a verbal argument near a convenience store that turned physical. Both men pulled out knives during the fight that resulted in their injuries.
Detectives will interview the surviving victim once he recovers. The case remains active.