A woman was found stabbed to death behind a bus stop in Laveen early Saturday morning, and Phoenix police have not yet identified her or named a suspect. First responders were called to the bus stop near 35th Avenue and Roeser Road around 7:15 a.m., where they discovered her with severe injuries and a large amount of blood.
According to azfamily.com, initial information indicated the woman had been stabbed in the abdomen. She was pronounced dead at the scene, and homicide detectives are now investigating the circumstances of her death. As of Saturday evening, she had not been publicly identified.
Investigation Just Getting Underway
Phoenix police are asking anyone with information about the incident to come forward. Tips can be directed to the Phoenix Police Department or to Silent Witness at (480) W-I-T-N-E-S-S, with Spanish-language tips accepted at (480) T-E-S-T-I-G-O, per the same report.
No further details about a possible suspect, motive or the woman's identity have been released. Detectives have given no indication of how long the investigation might take or when more information could be shared publicly.
Another Laveen Stabbing Earlier This Year
This is not the only recent stabbing death reported in the Laveen area. A separate case saw officers respond around 2 a.m. on Jan. 19 to a report of a woman with at least one stab wound near 51st Avenue and Baseline Road, according to FOX 10 Phoenix. That victim was taken to a hospital, where she died, and was later identified as 49-year-old Tasha Yellowhair.
Homicide Numbers Trending Downward Citywide
The Laveen case comes as Phoenix has reported a multi-year decline in homicides. Investigators handled 84 homicide cases from January through September 2025, down from 111 during the same stretch in 2024 and 137 in 2023, azfamily.com reported separately. Total violent crime in Phoenix was also down by more than 1,000 incidents in 2025 compared with the year before, per that report.
Those comparisons come with a caveat: the Phoenix Police Department discontinued reporting to the old UCR Summary Reporting System in January 2026 in favor of a different federal system that classifies crimes differently, according to the City of Phoenix. That shift means year-over-year trend figures may not be directly comparable going forward.
For now, the Laveen stabbing remains an open investigation, with no identification, suspect or motive released. Anyone with information is urged to contact police or Silent Witness.
