Extreme Makeover star Eduardo Xol dead at 58 after being stabbed in Palm Springs apartment
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition star Eduardo Xol has died at the age of 58.
Xol died Friday, 10 days after he was stabbed in his apartment in downtown Palm Springs, California, the Desert sun.
The interior designer was found on September 10 with “serious injuries consistent with assault” after calling 911 for help.
Xol reportedly told police he had been stabbed, but he did not name a suspect.
However, police have charged Richard Joseph Gonzales, 34, with attempted murder in the stabbing. Authorities will now seek to upgrade the charge to murder.
Extreme Makeover star Eduardo Xol has died at the age of 58
Police Arrest Richard Joseph Gonzales, 34, on Murder Charges in Stabbing
Gonzales apparently called police the day Xol was found with stab wounds, claiming he had been the victim of an assault the night before.
Investigators subsequently determined that he was a suspect in the stabbing at Xol and he was arrested.
Xol joined the cast of Extreme Makeover in its second season, which aired on ABC in 2007.
Earlier in his career in Mexico, he also starred in several telenovelas.
Former editor-in-chief of People en EspaƱol Richard PƩrez-Feria paid tribute to Xol on Instagram following news of his passing.
āIt is almost incomprehensible that I am writing this message as a farewell to someone who has been so present and important in my life,ā PĆ©rez-Feria wrote.
The interior designer was found on September 10 with “serious injuries consistent with an assault” after calling 911 for help
‘When I first heard that Eduardo Xol had passed away, I was numb. It was impossible to process that information because it didn’t match my thousands of experiences with him.
‘Please don’t ask me how or why at this point…what matters most is who he was: A talented, beautiful, passionate friend, brother, son and partner…I send healing love at this terrible time to his circle of friends and family who loved him so much. Unfortunately, tomorrow is not promised. Love one another. Rest in peace, Eduardo.