Woman dies after being stabbed at Glendale intersection, family and police ask for public's help
Woman stabbed waiting for bus, family seeks help
Judy Lopez was waiting for the Valley Metro on the way to her mother's house when she was stabbed and died. Now, her family is asking for help from the public. FOX 10's Kenzie Beach has the latest.
GLENDALE, Ariz. - A woman died at the hospital after police say she was stabbed at an intersection near State Farm Stadium.
What we know:
Glendale Police say they received multiple calls at about 9:15 p.m. on April 28 about a woman who had been stabbed at the Valley Metro stop at 83rd Avenue and Cardinals Way.
When officers got to the scene, they found a 62-year-old woman, later identified as Judy Lopez, with at least one stab wound. She was taken to a hospital where she died.
Lopez's family says she was on her way to see her mother but never arrived.
What they're saying:
Lopez leaves a hole in a tight-knit Glendale family.
"I'm telling you it brought us to our knees. It really did. This person just took everything from us," said her sister Linda Lopez.
Judy regularly used the bus route and the stop at 83rd and Cardinal Way was part of her regular routine.
This time, waiting for the next bus, she was stabbed to death.
"Waiting for her and waiting for her and she waited. At 10 p.m. the bus stopped but she didn't get off," said Sandy Florez, Judy's cousin.
Family pleads for help to find woman's killer | Full video
In an April 30 press conference, the family of 62-year-old Judy Lopez of Phoenix joined the Glendale Police Department to ask for help to find her killer. She was stabbed to death on April 28 near State Farm Stadium in Glendale.
What's next:
Police are still searching for Judy's killer and want to speak to a person of interest.
He was captured on city cameras moments after Judy was killed.
In a busy intersection, they are hoping a witness will come forward.
"There's a lot of people out there that say, you know, 'I don't want to be a snitch. I don't want to be a rat.' If this was your family, you would want people to speak up," said Leandro Balldenegro, a city of Glendale councilman.
Police are calling it a senseless stabbing.
Deadly stabbing investigation in Glendale
A woman died at the hospital after she was stabbed at the intersection of 91st Avenue and Cardinals Way, police said. The 62-year-old woman was later identified as 62-year-old Judy Lopez. No arrests have been made.
What you can do:
Investigators say there were multiple cars and people in the area at the time of the stabbing, and they need anyone with information to come forward.
If you have any information, you're asked to call police at 623-930-3000.