Lower Valley stabbing victim’s family speaks with ABC-7
UPDATE (Oct. 13, 2026): The El Paso Police Department said 20-year-old Francisco Martinez III died in Sunday night's stabbing.
The Crimes Against Persons Unit is still investigating the stabbing. Anyone with information can call 915-832-4400 or Crime Stoppers of El Paso at 915-566-8477 to remain anonymous.
Police haven't taken any suspects into custody.
ABC-7 spoke with Martinez III's family, who called him Frankie. They said the stabbing punctured his heart, and that he wouldn't make it.
His family described him as a loving and caring person. His brother-in-law, Daniel, said the two lived together and Frankie said bye to him as usual the night he died.
He was also a young father to a baby boy.
"Frankie didn't deserve this at all. He didn't deserve it. We just want him to be brought to justice," Adrianne Medina, his aunt, said.
Medina and Daniel had a final message for Frankie:
"I want to tell Frankie that I love him. He's never gonna be forgotten. We're always gonna keep him close to our door and it's just. So unreal, it's like. We're here, but we're not here."
UPDATE (7:05 A.M.) -- El Paso police said they found a man in his 20s stabbed outside the Columbia Apartments in Lower Valley El Paso. He died in the hospital.
According to the El Paso Police Department, the stabbing happened around 11:40 p.m. Sunday night. Police closed a portion of the apartment complex through Monday afternoon.
Police haven't taken any suspects into custody.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso Police Department has confirmed to ABC-7 that the department is investigating a stabbing in 7900 block of Knights Drive.
According to officials, the Crimes Against Persons Unit are currently investigating at the scene.
We will continue to keep you updated on air and online as soon as we learn any new details.
