A California man was charged with murder after police accused him of fatally stabbing him. Xol, who was a singer and actor before appearing on seven seasons of 'Extreme Makeover', called Palm Springs, Calif., police early on the morning of Sept. 10 saying that he needed help.
- Eduardo Xol has been killed
- He was best known from the 'Extreme Makeover' universe
- THIS is what we know so far
Eduardo had so much more to give
When police arrived, they found Xol in an apartment suffering from multiple stab wounds, a spokesperson for the Palm Springs Police Department tells 'People' magazine. He was taken to the hospital where he died on Sept. 20, according to the Riverside County Coroner.
Police allege that later on the morning of the stabbing, Gonzales called police to say he had been assaulted the previous night. After following up, police claim they determined Gonzales was at the scene of the stabbing and was "likely the suspect."
Gonzales was initially charged with attempted murder, but police say after Xol died they sent murder charges to the district attorney's office, which were accepted.
Xol and Gonzales were "associates," police claim, though it is not immediately clear what the nature of their relationship was.
“We are heartbroken at the tragic loss of our beloved Eduardo Xol,” his family said in a statement obtained by 'The Hollywood Reporter.'
“We know that his kindness has touched the lives of so many. We ask for that kindness returned now allowing our privacy to be respected as we process our grief. In lieu of flowers, we ask that donations be made in Eduardo’s name to the Lupus Foundation of America as he spent so much of his life in the service of others.”
Following his death, a close friend of Xol's shared a tribute to the TV personality on social media.
"It’s nearly incomprehensible that I’m writing this post as a goodbye to someone who has been so present, so important in my life," Richard Perez-Feria said on Instagram. "When I first learned that Eduardo Xol had passed, I went numb. It was impossible to process that information as it didn’t square with my thousands of experiences with him."
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There will be more information coming out as the investigation unfolds.
