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Midland police investigate stabbing-suicide

Midland Police Department Posted on April 16, 2024

MPD: POLICE RESPOND TO STABBING-SUICIDE IN EAST MIDLAND

(April 16, 2024)

MIDLAND, TEXAS -- At approximately 11 p.m. Monday, April 15, 2024, Midland Police Department officers responded to 1600 block of North Lamesa Road in east Midland in response to a stabbing. 

After two people were transported to the hospital for multiple stab wounds, officers entered the residence and located 22-year-old suspect Elijah L. Frazier stabbing himself multiple times before he was apprehended. Frazier was also transported to Midland Memorial Hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.

Midland Police reported one victim was released from the hospital, while another – a 29-year-old female remains in critical condition. 

The investigation is ongoing.

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