Arizona

Deceased prosecutors widower kills new girlfriend and her mother one year after wife’s death

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PHOENIX, AZ – A holiday gathering in Phoenix, Arizona, ended in a horrific tragedy as three individuals, including the alleged shooter, were found dead late Sunday night. The incident has left the community in shock and mourning. The Phoenix Police Department identified the shooter as 47-year-old David DeNitto. DeNitto is suspected of fatally shooting two women before turning the gun on himself at a Christmas party near Central Avenue and Bethany Home Road. Upon arriving …

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One teenage boy dead, two injured in mobile home park shooting

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PHOENIX, AZ – A teenage boy was shot to death, and two others were injured in a shooting in a west Phoenix neighborhood on Wednesday. The Phoenix Police Department was called to an area near 39th Avenue and Roosevelt Street around 3:30 p.m. regarding reports of a shooting involving multiple victims. Police have yet to disclose the identities of the victims, who were all confirmed to be teenage males. Two of them were transported to …

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Arizona man implicated in murder after brother disappears

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PHOENIX, AZ – An Arizona resident, Michael John Morgan, 44, is in custody on suspicion of the murder of his older brother, George Thomas Morgan, 45. The Phoenix Police Department confirmed the arrest on Monday. Originally, the case was treated as a missing person’s investigation when George Morgan disappeared after a series of physical confrontations with his brother on November 11. The altercations took place at the brothers’ shared residence, but specific details regarding these …

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Religious leader shot in the head while preaching on the street

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GLENDALE, AZ – A religious community in Glendale, Arizona, is praying for the recovery of one of its leaders, who was shot in the head while preaching on a street corner. Hans Schmidt, 26, a military medic, Christian, and father of two, is currently in critical condition after being shot around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday at the junction of 51st Avenue and Peoria. Glendale authorities said Schmidt had recently relocated to Arizona and was advocating a …

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Woman stabbed in the neck by ex-boyfriend outside of car wash

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TEMPE, AZ – A 35-year-old man, Ivan Munoz-Ortiz, was taken into custody on Sunday after allegedly stabbing his former girlfriend multiple times in the neck at a local car wash. The incident, which took place in broad daylight, has left the victim in critical condition and the community in shock. The violent encounter took place at a Cobblestone Auto Spa near Interstate 10 and Elliot Road. According to the police, the victim was found in …

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Two people found shot inside car after fleeing home invasion

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PHOENIX, AZ – A local man is facing first-degree murder charges following a shooting incident that left two people injured in his vehicle in the southern part of Phoenix early Monday, as per law enforcement reports. The Phoenix police department received a distress call around 2:15 a.m. on Monday about a home invasion in the vicinity of 7th Street and Carter Road, south of Southern Avenue. The caller reported an exchange of gunfire with the …

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Suspect shot dead by police after trying to steal an Uber driver’s car

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GLENDALE, AZ- A fatal officer-involved shooting occurred in Glendale, Arizona on Saturday evening, according to Phoenix police. The incident began when 26-year-old Robert Crockett commandeered a rideshare vehicle at gunpoint near 85th Avenue and Indian School Road, around 6:30 p.m. Crockett allegedly forced the driver out of the vehicle and drove to Glendale. Phoenix police were able to track the stolen vehicle to a residence near 91st and Glendale Avenues, a short distance from the …

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Arizona man arrested for allegedly stabbing girlfriend 26 times, fleeing to Mexico

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MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ- An Arizona man is in custody, facing first-degree murder charges after allegedly stabbing his girlfriend 26 times and fleeing to Mexico. Erik Islas, 53, a resident of Peoria, is believed to have attacked his 59-year-old girlfriend, Patricia Hawking, during a dispute on September 3. The case came to light when Hawking’s landlord, unable to reach her for several days, alerted the police. The landlord had called Hawking’s phone, only to have a …

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Police find two dead bodies and a wounded son during search for missing father

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Authorities in Maricopa County, Arizona, have made a disturbing discovery in the case of a missing man. Chad Holvig, who disappeared in July, has been found with gunshot wounds. However, his father, who is also missing, has not been located. The investigation took a grim turn when two bodies were discovered during the search for the missing men. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating the case, which remains in a fluid state. Chad …

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Wife arrested for trying to poison her Air Force husband by putting bleach in his coffee

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In Tucson, Arizona, a woman has been arrested for allegedly attempting to poison her Air Force husband by pouring bleach into his coffee maker. Melody Felicano Johnson, 39, is facing charges of domestic violence attempted first-degree homicide, domestic violence attempted aggravated assault, and adding poison to food/drink. The couple has a child together, and they were going through a divorce at the time of the incident. According to authorities, the husband first became suspicious of …

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