Around 5:41 a.m. on September 10, a guy called the police and asked for help. Officers discovered Xol in an apartment with severe injuries when they arrived.

Xol was brought to the hospital in a critical but stable state. At Desert Regional Medical Center on Friday, September 20, he passed away.


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In relation to Xol’s demise, Richard Joseph Gonzales, 34, of Cathedral City, has been placed under arrest. Gonzales called the police a few hours after Xol did to report that he had been beaten the night before.


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The television personality gained most notoriety for his participation in the second season of Extreme Makeover Home Edition. Xol starred in a number of telenovelas in addition to the reality series about home restoration.