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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Star Eduardo Xol has died ten days after he was stabbed to death in an apartment in Palm Springs, California.

Xol, 58, was pronounced dead at Desert Regional Medical Center on Friday, Sept. 20, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed.

His death occurred 10 days after the 58-year-old called 911 in the early hours of September 10 to say he needed help. People reported.

When officers arrived at the scene of an apartment building on East Arenas Road in Palm Springs, they found the television star with numerous stab wounds.

Palm Springs police said TMZ that Xol suffered “serious injuries” and was taken to Desert Regional Medical Center in “serious but stable condition.”

Richard Joseph Gonzales, a 34-year-old from Cathedral City, California, was initially arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

After Xol’s death, Gonzalez was charged with murder.

It is unclear what connection the two men have. Police confirmed People that they were “employees”.

The background to the fatal stabbing is also unclear.

However, Gonzales reportedly reported to police later on the morning of September 10, after Xol was stabbed, that he himself had been the victim of an attack the night before, reported People. After the call, police reportedly determined that Gonzales was at the scene of the stabbing and was “likely the suspect,” the outlet said.

Gonzales was taken to the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio, where he is being held without bail.

Xol’s family released a statement to Deadline They said they were “heartbroken by the tragic loss of our beloved Eduardo Xol.”

“As his family, we know his kindness touched the lives of so many people… we ask that this kindness be reciprocated now, with respect for our privacy as we process our grief,” the statement said.

“In lieu of flowers, we ask that donations be made in Eduardo’s name to the Lupus Foundation of America, as he dedicated so much of his life to serving others.”

Richard Perez Feria, a friend of the late TV star designer and former editor-in-chief of People in Spanish, took to Instagram to honor Xol.

“It’s almost unbelievable that I’m writing this post to say goodbye to someone who was so present and so important in my life,” he wrote. “When I first learned that Eduardo Xol had died, I was numb. It was impossible to process this information because it didn’t match my thousands of experiences with him.”

In the post, which shows the star with friends, Perez Feria described Xol as “a talented, beautiful, passionate friend, brother, son and partner.”

Xols was born in East Los Angeles to Mexican-American parents and studied musical theater and comedy at the University of California, Los Angeles, according to IMDB.

He starred in Latin American television projects for Latin American audiences before appearing in seven seasons of Extreme makeoveraccordingly The Hollywood Reporter.