Police investigate fatal stabbing in Las Cruces

Police investigate fatal stabbing in Las Cruces

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A 26-year-old man is dead after a stabbing on Tuesday morning, Feb. 4 in Las Cruces, Las Cruces Police said. Shortly before noon on Tuesday, police were sent out on a report of an altercation resulting in a stabbing on North 17th Street, just south of Picacho Avenue. First responders arrived to find a 26-year-old man suffering from at least one stab wound. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, Las Cruces Police sa…

Las Cruces police search for fatal stabbing suspect

Police said a 26-year-old man died at the scene from his wounds.

Man, 26, dead after stabbing in Las Cruces; police seek information

Las Cruces police are investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred Tuesday

Fatal stabbing near Picacho Avenue in Las Cruces

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) -- Las Cruces Police are investigating a stabbing that killed a 26-year-old man. Police have not yet publicly identified the victim, who died at the scene, or the alleged stabber, who police say ran away after the stabbing. The stabbing happened just before noon today near the intersection of Seventeenth Street and Picacho Avenue. A part of the intersection is still closed off while police gather evidence at the sce…

UPDATE: Police investigate fatal stabbing in Las Cruces

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A 26-year-old man is dead after a stabbing on Tuesday morning, Feb. 4 in Las Cruces, Las Cruces Police said. Shortly before noon on Tuesday, police were sent out on a report of an altercation resulting in a stabbing on North 17th Street, just south of Picacho Avenue. First responders arrived to find a 26-year-old man suffering from at least one stab wound. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, Las Cruces Police sa…

Las Cruces.- The Las Cruces Police (LCPD) arrested the man believed to be responsible for Tuesday's fatal stabbing of Lawrence Patrick Rubio near the intersection of 17th Street and Picacho Avenue. James Michael Melendrez, 31, is charged with an open murder charge and is initially detained without bail at Dona Ana County Detention Center. Shortly before noon on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, the police were sent to attend to an altercation that resu…