Subject: Shootings

• Mötley Crüe's Crüe Fest

  March 19, 2009

• WILD WILD WEST: PHX cop killed Tuesday morning as Mayor Phil Gordon vacays in Hawaii.

  September 18, 2007

• A FATAL CAE OF GOLD FEVER

  FRED SCHRADER WOULDN'T PULL THE TRIGGER IF HIS LIFE DEPENDED ON IT. UNFORTUNATELY IT DID.

  July 21, 1993

• DIARY OF A SCARED HOUSEWIFE

  August 4, 1993

• ADDING INSULT TO FATALITYBEREAVED COUPLE CLAIM THEY WERE THREATENED BY THE BROTHER OF ACCUSED KILLER

  April 13, 1995

• The War on Hip-Hop

  Nightclubs draw minorities, they get dissed by the authorities. Rap ain't allowed in this white-bread town. Don't hire our Kops? We bust yo' chops. Word.

  December 21, 1995

• Getting Down

  February 29, 1996

• One Relieved Judge

  Judge who released an accused gunman loses his spot on initial-appearance bench

  May 16, 1996

• Got'em

  GITEM, the state's $12 million antigang task force, storms Casa Grande and shoots a smalltime scofflaw in the back

  August 8, 1996

• On His Feet, On The Street

  Less than two years after a sniper's bullet nearly tore off his leg, Detective Jeff Dauer is back on the Gang Squad, cruising Phoenix's toughest turf

  October 3, 1996

• Assailing

  August 21, 1997

• Flashes

  February 19, 1998

• Under the Knife

  Even legislation can't end violence in Valley hospitals

  March 12, 1998

• 12 Angry Diners

  Dramatic justice not served by dinner theater's interactive courtroom melodrama

  March 12, 1998

• Cowboys and Indians

  Scottsdale PD officers charge onto the reservation, spark grand jury investigation

  May 14, 1998

• Fare Game

  Why did Phoenix police let an armed and dangerous suspect climb into an unwitting cabdriver's back seat before they opened fire?

  March 11, 1999

• Border Censors

  Scott Stanley wants to publish photos of illegal immigrants who died in the desert; Pima County said no, then sued him

  May 13, 1999

• Crackdown

  After years of neglect, a Maryvale neighborhood and the Phoenix police evict the West Side City Crips

  June 24, 1999

• Wrong Place, Wrong Time

  December 16, 1999

• Flashes

  January 13, 2000

• Hunter's Suit Shot Down

  Case doesn't bear up under jury scrutiny

  January 24, 2002

• BEST COSTUME SHOP

  Easley's Costumes

  September 30, 2004

• Coyote Blues

  Biz is down at CBNC post-Loren Wade, but the chicas are still foxy, the playas friendly, and the jamz tight

  May 5, 2005

• It's No Consolation to the Families of Local Cops Who've Died, but Cop Killings by Gunfire Dropped Big-Time in '08

  The Death Penalty Information Center out of Washington D.C. sends along a feel-good statistic from 2008: The number of cops killed nationally by gunfire in the recently completed year dropped to its lowest level in about half a century. Of course, that's no consolation for the loved ones of 33-year-old Phoenix police officer Nick Erfle (pictured), shot and killed on September 18, 2007, after he and his partner approached two women and a man who were jaywalking and obstructi

  January 6, 2009

• At Best Derivative

  March 5, 2009

• Fear Factor

  Two serial murderers loom among us. Inside the case of the Baseline Killer's first Phoenix victim

  July 27, 2006

• Risky Business

  January 19, 2006

• Meth Fatalities

  Methamphetamine is number-one with a bullet when it comes to violent death in Phoenix

  November 3, 2005

• Fallen Police Officer David Uribe Is Honored with a Street-Sign Dedication as His Alleged Killer Stands Trial

  April 23, 2009

• Gun Shy

  Phoenix police are shooting a lot fewer people

  February 12, 2004

• There's Something About Phoenix

  Phoenix police shoot and kill a lot of people. But it's time to look beyond the police department for the reasons.

  June 5, 2003

• Blue Crush

  To outsiders, the Phoenix Police Department's Special Assignments Unit is meant to be an overwhelming show of force. The inside story is much more powerful.

  June 5, 2003

• A Life That Almost Happened

  A Phoenix cop gunned down Alfonso Celaya four months ago. His family still waits for justice, or at least an explanation.

  July 26, 2001

• Second Thoughts

  Alan Korwin is a smart guy. So why does he love guns more than people?

  December 21, 2000

• Mutiny on the Bounty

  Jury finds another bounty hunter guilty in 1997 double-murder case

  February 17, 2000

• Invisible Scourge

  While society frets over the threat of school massacres, a more insidious and lethal rampage mounts on the streets, unacknowledged

  December 30, 1999

• A Question of Hope

  One family's struggle to escape the devastation of gang culture

  December 23, 1999

• Targets Beyond The Turf

  Will you be next in the line of gang fire?

  December 16, 1999

• Larry Jack's Second Shot

  He survived two bullets in the face from a man he claims killed five in South Phoenix last month

  March 25, 1999

• Sole Survivor

  Howard Youngblood's roommates were shot to death, yet he clings to the place where it all went down

  March 18, 1999

• IMAGE IS EVERYTHING

  FRIENDS OF A MURDER VICTIM SAY POLICE LABELED THEM AS GANG MEMBERS--AND IGNORED OPPORTUNITIES TO CAPTURE THE KILLER

  February 16, 1995

• THE NAKED DESERT

  UNDER EVERY ROCK? SCANDAL! A GUIDE TO OUR MOST TORRID TERRAIN.

  February 5, 1992

• Photo Radar Van Worker Shot Dead on Loop 101; UPDATE: Suspect in Custody

    Police are hunting have arrested a suspect in a SUV who shot a photo radar van operator Sunday night. (SEE UPDATE AT BOTTOM OF POST).  The 51-year-old victim, Doug Georgianni, had worked for the photo enforcement company Redflex as a "driver-technician" for only three months, according to a news release just put out by the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Georgianni was shot as he worked in a fully marked DPS photo radar van parked on the side of the eastbound lanes

  April 20, 2009

• Close Shave: Barber Shop Shooting in Mesa Wounds Two; Police Seek Suspect

  Image: Wikimedia Commons It was a close shave for two people shot and wounded last night in Mesa barber shop. Cops say a guy walked into Horacio Styles, 724 E. University, just after 9 p.m. -- when the shop usually closes. He "exchanged words with employees and customers." Then he pulled out a handgun and began firing at a man and woman. Police spokesman and helicopter pilot Steve Berry tells us at least three people were in the shop at the time, maybe as many as seven.

  May 7, 2009

• "Healing from a Hate Crime: A Dream in Doubt"

  May 21, 2009

• How a Teen Prostitute and Beautician Morphed Into a Minuteman American Defense Leader and Alleged Killer

  July 16, 2009

• Harold Fish to be Freed From Prison After Three-Year Stay for Shooting; No New Trial to be Held

    A schoolteacher who fatally shot a man while hiking alone in Arizona's high country, becoming the poster boy for self-defense rights, won't face another trial and will soon be freed from prison. The Payson Roundup reported yesterday that Coconino County Attorney David Rozema decided it wouldn't be worth the time and hassle to retry Harold Fish (pictured). Two major developments recently broke in Fish's case: He won the right to a retrial in the Arizona Court of Appeals

  July 17, 2009

• Hot Links: Police Sketches, Measles, and Still No Budget

  ​The Arizona state government budget is once again up in the air, as legislators failed to approve a spending plan for 2010 over a late-night session last night. The Senate is scheduled to reconvene today at 1 p.m., but they're not expected to take another vote...The city of Gilbert's request for federal stimulus money to hire ten more police officers was rejected. Thirteen Arizona cities have received police grants, but only Mesa received a grant that would pay for more than six officers...Sc

  July 31, 2009

• Hot Links: Gordon's Proposal, Arpaio Play, and ASU Research

  ​Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon is proposing a temporary sales-tax increase to prevent services and programs from being cut further. Gordon said the city was facing an "economic emergency" at a City Council meeting this week. The council has already cut $270 million from the general fund...Playwright James Garcia has written a play about Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. In the satirical play, titled, America Pastorella: The Saga of Sheriff Joe, Arpaio must prevent a family from Mexico from cross

  October 30, 2009

• Hot Links: Spa Refunds, Cave Creek Fire, and Tovrea Castle

  ​Today, 30,000 doses of the swine flu vaccine will be available at 30 elementary schools around the Valley. The shots will be administered by Mollen Immunization Clinics, which will be set up at the schools. Mollen CEO John Roehm said most insurance plans cover the flu shot...The owner of two defunct day spas in the East Valley says he's working on refunding money to hundreds of customers who were unable to receive services they paid for before the businesses closed. Christopher Haws, owner of

  November 2, 2009