PHOENIX — Detectives are investigating a deadly stabbing that occurred in west Phoenix late Friday night.
The incident occurred shortly before 10 p.m., when police were called to the area of 99th Avenue and Indian School Road for a stabbing.
When officers arrived, they found a woman with a stab wound.
Officials attempted first aid but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police have since identified the woman as 50-year-old Marie Tachell.
Authorities also detained a man, who is believed to be the boyfriend of the woman, at the residence.
On Saturday afternoon, police arrested the man, identified as 37-year-old Bobby Montano, on first-degree murder and kidnapping charges.
Police have not yet identified the woman who was killed.
It is unclear what led up to the incident.
