The FBI more specifically defines serial murder as “the unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender (s) in separate events”. Others were African-American, he said.
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Authorities have released a sketch of the suspect and said witnesses describe him as a light-skinned Latino or white man in his 20s.
The Maricopa County District Attorney’s office and law enforcement agencies together are offering $30,000 for information leading to the arrest of the suspected shooter. Phoenix Police say they have a serial shooter or shooters on their hands. “We need our community to help us solve these cases”.
The city of Phoenix announced its new incoming police chief, Jeri Williams, on Wednesday, but her son, Alan Williams, is already a protector- at the rim- for the Phoenix Suns.
Witnesses “saw a man leaving the area in a light-colored vehicle moments after the shooting”, according to ABC 15 of Phoenix.
When she came to the podium, Williams said, “I will represent you”.
Margarito Castro, whose 19-year-old son was among the victims, attended that forum. All of these people were so good. “He didn’t have problems with anyone”.
At the community YMCA, employees now take extra care to make sure that children are picked up by parents or relatives they know and the employees themselves leave the building as a group instead of heading outside on their own, YMCA worker Jenny Mendez said.
Manuel Castro Garcia was sitting in a auto outside a house in the area of 65th Avenue and Coronado Road the night of June 10 when, authorities said, a vehicle pulled up next to him. He was shot after he was heard arguing with someone in the vehicle.
All shootings happened in home areas and at night.
June 12, 2016: At approximately 3:00 a.m., Angela Linner, Maleah Ellis, and Stefanie Ellis were shot and killed in front of a home in the area of 6300 W. Berkeley Rd.
The victims’ ages range from 12 to 32, including two women and a 12-year-old girl. She died of her injuries July 7.
The body of Krystal Annette White, 55, was found at her home address around 4:30 a.m. on April 19.
The shootings have taken place in the Maryvale area of Phoenix, known for being a low-income neighborhood.
Police initially linked four shootings to the same culprit, but confirmed this week that four other incidents showed the same pattern. “All of these incidents were already under investigation but have now been included in the series of violent crimes previously linked and reported”, police said.
The shootings began March 17, when a 16-year-old boy was shot and wounded while walking on the street at 11:30 p.m., police said.
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The following night, a 21-year-old man was also shot and injured. Later, on June 12, around 2:30 a.m., an unoccupied auto was shot in 6200 West Mariposa Drive.
