PHOENIX -- One man is dead and another faces one count of first-degree murder in a home break-in early Sunday, police said.Police released the name of the victim on Monday. He is identified as Jay Breeze, 51, who suffered fatal stab wounds.Police arrested Paul Wegele, 31, who was found hiding in a bedroom.Officers responded to a 911 call around 12:38 a.m. at a home in the 6900 block of E. Wethersfield Road.
The communications operator heard sounds, but could not make contact with the caller, said Sgt. Tommy Thompson of the Phoenix Police Department.Arriving officers said they saw someone walking around inside the home, but he would not open the door when police knocked.
Paul Wegele
Officers said they found the carport door to the home had been forced open, Thompson said. They entered the home and found Breeze's body in the kitchen. He had been stabbed in the neck and back, police said.Wegele was also booked on one count of first-degree burglary.
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