A man found shot and stabbed in Philadelphia may help police in St. Lucie County solve a murder.Philadelphia police say 32-year-old Arkel Garcia was found unconscious after being shot and stabbed multiple times on Sunday.He is now in critical condition.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsGarcia has been wanted in connection with multiple other crimes, including a murder in November in Fort Pierce.At a news conference in St. Lucie County last month, Sheriff Richard del Toro identified Garcia as a person of interest in the November 28 murder of Antoine Daniels.Daniels was found beaten to death in a home on South Market Avenue in Fort Pierce.The home had been set on fire after the murder.At the same news conference, del Toro said Garcia was also wanted in Philadelphia in connection with the Nov. 12 murder of a 68-year-old man.”The main thing for our agency and for Philadelphia right now is to get this person into custody,” del Toro said.Philadelphia police said Garcia had already been in custody at one point, serving a life sentence for a 2015 murder over a pair of headphones.He was released after a detective involved in his case was convicted of sexually assaulting multiple suspects during his career.Currently, Garcia is in a Philadelphia hospital.The person accused of shooting and stabbing him has not been charged, claiming he acted only after Garcia had shot someone else.The investigation is ongoing.The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office is closely monitoring the situation in Philadelphia.They have expressed interest in speaking with Garcia if his condition improves, with plans to send detectives to Philadelphia.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
FORT PIERCE, Fla. —
A man found shot and stabbed in Philadelphia may help police in St. Lucie County solve a murder.
Philadelphia police say 32-year-old Arkel Garcia was found unconscious after being shot and stabbed multiple times on Sunday.
He is now in critical condition.
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Garcia has been wanted in connection with multiple other crimes, including a murder in November in Fort Pierce.
At a news conference in St. Lucie County last month, Sheriff Richard del Toro identified Garcia as a person of interest in the November 28 murder of Antoine Daniels.
Daniels was found beaten to death in a home on South Market Avenue in Fort Pierce.
The home had been set on fire after the murder.
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Arkel Tymere Garcia
At the same news conference, del Toro said Garcia was also wanted in Philadelphia in connection with the Nov. 12 murder of a 68-year-old man.
“The main thing for our agency and for Philadelphia right now is to get this person into custody,” del Toro said.
Philadelphia police said Garcia had already been in custody at one point, serving a life sentence for a 2015 murder over a pair of headphones.
He was released after a detective involved in his case was convicted of sexually assaulting multiple suspects during his career.
Currently, Garcia is in a Philadelphia hospital.
The person accused of shooting and stabbing him has not been charged, claiming he acted only after Garcia had shot someone else.
The investigation is ongoing.
The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office is closely monitoring the situation in Philadelphia.
They have expressed interest in speaking with Garcia if his condition improves, with plans to send detectives to Philadelphia.
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.