Home Edition’ star Eduardo Xol dies at 58 after stabbing, reports say

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (Gray News) – A reality TV personality has died more than a week after being stabbed in Southern California.

According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, Eduardo Xol, 58 was pronounced dead last Friday at the Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs.

People reports Xol was stabbed multiple times the week prior and called police for help from an area apartment on Sept. 10. He was taken to the hospital but ultimately died from his injuries.

Richard Joseph Gonzales was reportedly linked to the stabbing and is facing a murder charge.

Palm Springs police shared that Gonzales was taken into custody after initially telling them that he was the one assaulted the previous night, but investigators determined he was the actual suspect.

According to multiple reports, Xol and Gonzales had known each other but it wasn’t immediately clear what the nature of their relationship was.

Xol was a Los Angeles native and starred in several seasons of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” in the 2000s.

The Hollywood Reporter shared a family statement that read in part, “We are heartbroken at the tragic loss of our beloved Eduardo Xol. 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.”

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