PHOENIX — A man is dead after he was found with a stab wound near a grocery store in central Phoenix.
Phoenix police say they were called to the area near 7th Avenue and Osborn Road just after 8 p.m. in regards to a reported stabbing.
When officers arrived, they found a man suffering from a stab wound outside a Safeway location.
The man was taken to a hospital where he later died.
Through the early stages of the investigation, police learned that the stabbing took place about two blocks from the store.
Police say the victim, who has been identified as 29-year-old Reminisce Biddle, rode his bike to the store before collapsing.
A week later, on January 5, 47-year-old Damian Mitchell was arrested in connection with the incident. He was booked on second-degree murder charges.
On February 11, the Maricopa County Attorney's Office announced Mitchell was convicted of second-degree murder. He received a sentence of 25 years in prison.
