'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' Star Dead After Palm Springs Stabbing

PALM SPRINGS, CA — A man who died Friday after an earlier stabbing in Palm Springs has been identified as Eduardo Xol, a TV personality and businessman known for his work on ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," according to multiple reports.

Xol was hospitalized with serious injuries Sept. 10 after he was stabbed near East Arenas Road. According to the Desert Sun, the Riverside County coroner confirmed Tuesday the Palm Springs resident and Los Angeles native died from his injuries Friday at Desert Regional Medical Center.

Xol's family released a statement to The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday.

"We are heartbroken at the tragic loss of our beloved Eduardo Xol," the statement reads in part. "We know that 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."

In lieu of flowers, Xol's family asked mourners to consider making a donation to the Lupus Foundation of America in his name.

According to the Palm Springs Police Department, the man accused of stabbing Xol was arrested later the same morning after calling 911 and claiming he was assaulted overnight. Police arrived at an address on North Sunrise Way to speak with the man, and officers determined he was a suspect in the earlier stabbing.

Police identified the suspect as Richard Joseph Gonzales, 34, of Cathedral City. He was booked into the John Benoit Detention Center on suspicion of attempted murder. According to jail records, he remains in custody with no bail and is now charged with murder.

Gonzales pleaded not guilty to the charge after the amended complaint was filed Monday. At an earlier arraignment hearing, he pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and denied sentence-enhancing allegations of using a weapon during a felony and great bodily injury/domestic violence. The next court date is a felony settlement conference scheduled for Dec. 18.

Police have not publicly shared details about a potential motive for the stabbing.

City News Service contributed to this report.