Man was stabbed in Gilbert parking lot 7 times: court documents
GILBERT, Ariz. - Gilbert detectives have arrested a suspect after a man was found with multiple stab wounds in a parking lot last weekend.
The victim, identified as 22-year-old Isaiah Panez, was found severely injured near Ash Street and Vaughn Avenue at 1:16 a.m. on June 18. He died from his injuries in the hospital.
His alleged killer, 36-year-old Dennis Pacheco, was arrested on Tuesday in Tempe.
The 22-year-old victim's girlfriend told officers she and Panez had left a bar early Sunday morning when the couple got into a fight with three men.
Panez suffered seven stab wounds to the chest.
Pacheco, who is accused of second degree murder, has a history of arrests, including for robbery and theft.
18-year-old shot, killed during Gilbert house party
The shooting happened just after midnight on June 18 in a neighborhood near Baseline Road and Ash Street.
Where the stabbing occurred: