‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ star Eduardo Xol dead at 58 after stabbing

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Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.He died from injuries related to a stabbing on Sept. 10.TMZ, who was first to report the news, said Xol had “significant injuries” when he was discovered by police over a week before his death.Xol reportedly called the cops for help after being stabbed and was discovered in an apartment in Palm Springs.Police told TMZ Xol “was in serious but stable condition” when he was brought to the hospital where he died.Richard Joseph Gonzales, a 34-year-old man from Cathedral City, Calif., has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in connection to the incident, according to TMZ.Gonzales allegedly called the police the day Xol was found and claimed to have been the victim of an assault that took place the night prior.After police found that Gonzales was a suspect, they booked him at the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio, Calif.

He is reportedly being held without bail and is facing murder charges.In a statement to PEOPLE, Xol’s family said, “We are heartbroken at the tragic loss of our beloved Eduardo Xol.

As his family, we know that his kindness has touched the lives of so many.”The statement added, “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.”Xol joined ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Editon” (hosted by Ty Pennington) during Season 2, which premiered in 2004.