Authorities say two women are dead following a shooting at the entrance of a courthouse in eastern Arizona.
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A suspect is in custody, report the Arizona Republic, the Associated Press and the White Mountain Independent.
Investigators said he shot and killed the children’s mother, 25-year-old Ashley Utley, and their grandmother, 45-year-old Sherry Quintero-Davenport, after encountering them outside the Navajo County courthouse in Holbrook Tuesday evening. The children’s aunt was recovering at a hospital from a leg injury.
Police say the shooting followed a hearing inside the Navajo County Courthouse, which the two women and the male suspect attended.
“It’s still shocking to the conscience in Navajo County”, he said.
A preliminary hearing on the charges was scheduled for July 8 in Holbrook Justice Court.
He had cared for them for an extended period of time, Wolfe said.
The county planned to have counselors available to help.
Officers from the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office, Holbrook Police Department, Show Low Police Department and the Arizona Department of Public Safety responded to the scene within 43 seconds, Wolfe said. “But it won’t be forgotten by those who suffered a loss tonight”.
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Carylon said these murders have got him thinking about shootings across the country. It sits along Route 66 and is about 90 miles east of Flagstaff. If you would like to discuss another topic, look for a relevant article.
