Shootings

Scottsdale Cop's Fatal Shooting of 72-Year-Old Preston Phillips Caught on Camera

The Scottsdale Police Department's second fatal officer-involved shooting this month was caught on camera, as a neighbor recorded the confrontation between the Scottsdale officer and 72-year-old Preston Phillips last month. Unfortunately, that 19-year-old neighbor released the video to KPHO Channel ... More >>

Scottsdale Cop Shoots, Kills 72-Year-Old Preston Phillips

A 72-year-old man was shot and killed by Scottsdale police Wednesday in the department's second fatal officer-involved shooting this month.Preston Phillips Jr. was shot by the officer around 6 p.m. after, police say, Phillips drove up next to the officer, pulled a handgun out of his holster, and "di ... More >>

Thomas Hawes Identified as Man Fatally Shot by Scottsdale Cops; Five Detectives on Leave

Scottsdale police have identified the man shot and killed this morning by officers as 45-year-old Thomas Hawes.As you could probably tell by the orange jumpsuit Hawes is wearing in the photo on the right, Hawes has a bit of a criminal history, including a short stint in prison.See also:-Scottsdale C ... More >>

Phoenix PD Kills Man Driving With Kid in Third Officer-Involved Shooting in Three Days

A man driving with a 5-year-old child was shot and killed by Phoenix cops last night, becoming the subject of Phoenix Police Department's third officer-involved shooting in the past three days.According to Phoenix police Sergeant Trent Crump, the man -- whose name hasn't been released -- was fatally ... More >>

NRA's Wayne LaPierre and Neo-Nazi Agree on Sandy Hook Solution: More Guns

It's dang encouraging to learn that the National Rifle Association's top propagandist Wayne LaPierre is practically on the same page as Maricopa, Arizona neo-Nazi Harry Hughes regarding what the nation should do in response to the massacre of the innocents in Newtown, Connecticut. More guns! As I ... More >>

Jared Loughner's Tucson Shooting an "Isolated Act," but Newtown May Not Be, Survey Says

According to the court of public opinion, last week's shooting at a Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school isn't viewed as an "isolated act," unlike the shootings carried out by Jared Loughner and James Holmes.Although the public's just about split on the issue, a Pew Research Center survey shows m ... More >>

Scottsdale Police Department Has Quite a Shooting Problem, ACLU Alleges

Scottsdale police officers have had quite a few shootings in recent history that have been determined by the department to be justified.That -- along with Officer James Peters' involvement in a sixth fatal shooting -- is why representatives of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona announced ... More >>

Gilbert Massacre: Police Continue to Investigate Killing Spree that Claimed Five, Including Toddler

Five people -- two men, two women, and a 2-year-old girl -- were killed in a shooting rampage in a quiet Gilbert neighborhood this afternoon. The shooter has been identified by sources as prominent neo-Nazi, and candidate for Pinal County Sheriff, J.T. Ready. Police had not identified the victims o ... More >>

ASU Student Kyle Levitt Shot Man Before Physical Fight, According to Court Records

Witnesses to the Tempe shooting death of 20-year-old Gabriel Batten earlier this week told police the alleged shooter, Kyle Levitt, shot Batten twice in the abdomen before any sort of physical altercation occurred, according to court documents obtained by New Times.Levitt, a 25-year-old student at A ... More >>

Tempe PD: Man Shot, Killed After Argument Over Playing Loud Music at Apartment Pool

A 20-year-old man was shot and killed this morning after an argument over loud music at a pool inside a Tempe apartment complex, police say.Two people are currently being held for questioning in the shooting death.Tempe Police Sergeant Jeffrey Glover tells New Times police got a call about a noise c ... More >>

Thirteen Years and a Hundred School Shootings Later, Why Is Hollywood Still Obsessed With This One?

Shooting at Nipsey Hussle Concert in Tempe Last Night Injures 13 People. Suspects Still at Large

​ Violence and panic erupted outside of the Clubhouse Music Venue in Tempe last night as a fight between concertgoers at the Nipsey Hussle show escalated into a shooting that wounded 13 people. According to multiple messages on Twitter and statements from Tempe Police Department officials to the ... More >>

MCSO Deputy Bill Coleman Murder: Burglary Suspects Arrested

MCSODeputy Bill Coleman was murdered on January 8, when he and other deputies responded to a burglary call in Anthem.​In what Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio insists was "not a news conference," the MCSO announced this afternoon that two men who allegedly burglarized the business where Deputy B ... More >>

Sheriff's Office to Hold Morning Briefing on Murder of Deputy William Coleman -- and Dead Cop-Killer Drew Ryan Maras

​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio this morning will brief the media on any updates in the murder of Deputy William Coleman.We expect to find out two things: whether Coleman's murder is related to the murder of a New Hampshire couple found shot to death near Sedona, and if the killer, Drew Ryan M ... More >>

Joe Arpaio: New Hampshire Couple and MCSO Deputy Each Murdered by "UFO-ologist" Drew Ryan Maras

​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced this morning that the murder of MCSO Deputy William Coleman was committed by the same man who murdered a New Hampshire couple near Sedona last week.The sheriff says the same weapon -- an AR-15 assault rifle firing "military-grade, green-tip" ammunition ... More >>

MCSO Investigating Possible Link Between Murdered Deputy and Couple Fatally Shot Near Sedona

​As you've probably heard, a Maricopa County Sheriff's deputy was fatally shot with a high-powered rifle over the weekend. As you also may have heard, a New Hampshire couple was found shot to death in their car near Sedona on Friday, also shot with a high-powered rifle.Now, investigators are tryin ... More >>

Shooting at "Cheetah's" Strip Club Leaves One Dead

​A shooting early this morning in the parking lot of a Phoenix strip club's left one man dead and police scratching their heads.Mark Curtis Hill, 38, was shot multiple times in the parking lot of Cheeta's strip club near 7th Street and Indian School Road.

Buckeye Cop Fatally Shot During Traffic Stop. Other Officer Wounded but Expected to Survive

Buckeye Police DepartmentOfficers Christopher Paz (left) and Rolando Tirado. Tirado was senselessly killed by thugs during a traffic stop early yesterday morning.​Two Buckeye police officers were shot early yesterday morning after stopping a truck that was being driven erratically in a west Phoeni ... More >>

Jared Loughner's Competency Exam to be Performed by Court-Appointed Psychiatrist

Jared Lee Loughner​A San Diego-based psychiatrist was appointed today to evaluate Jared Loughner, the 22-year-old lone suspect in the Tucson shooting rampage on January 8. U.S. District Judge Larry Alan Burns appointed Dr. Matthew Carroll to perform Loughner's mental competency exam, accordin ... More >>

Jared Loughner Federally Indicted for Murders of All Victims -- Not Just Federal Employees

Jared Loughner, the lone suspect in the Tucson shooting rampage, has been formally charged with murder.​The U.S. Attorney's Office announced this morning that a 49-count federal indictment has been returned charging Jared Loughner, the lone suspect in the January 8, Tucson shooting rampage, ... More >>

Jared Loughner Attorneys Join Prosecutors in Request to Bar Release of Victims' Autopsy Reports

Jared Lee Loughner​Federal prosecutors handling the the trial of Jared Loughner, the lone suspect in the January 8, shooting rampage in Tucson, have requested a gag order that would bar the release of the autopsies of the six people killed during the attack. Today, Loughner's attorneys ... More >>

Prosecutors Seek Gag Order for Autopsies of Tucson Shooting Victims

Jared Loughner​Federal prosecutors in the trial of Jared Loughner, the lone suspect in the January 8, shooting rampage in Tucson, have requested a gag order that would bar the release of the autopsies of the six people killed during the attack.The request was made to U.S. District Judge Larry Burn ... More >>

Man Murdered in Phoenix Bar Shooting Identified; Suspect Loose

​A man killed during a shootout at a Phoenix bar early yesterday morning has been identified as 27-year-old Pedro Sanchez Galvan. The man who shot him, however, remains on the loose.Phoenix police spokesman Sergeant Trent Crump says the investigation into the shooting is ongoing, but, at the momen ... More >>

Glendale Man Shot in Front of Home Last Night Dies From Injuries; Suspect Still Loose

​A Glendale man who was shot in front of his home last night has died from his injuries, the Glendale Police Department announced this afternoon.The man's family has not yet been notified, so the Glendale PD hasn't released his identity but say they are treating the shooting as a homicide.About 8 ... More >>

Jared Loughner Indicted for Attempted Murder of Gabrielle Giffords and Others. More Charges Expected

Jared Lee Loughner was indicted on three counts of attempted murder by a federal grand jury.​A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday against Jared Lee Loughner for the attempted murders of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and two of her aids,Ron Barber and Pamela Simon."Today, the Gr ... More >>

Authorities Looking for Jared Loughner's Mysterious Black Bag

Authorities are looking for a black bag Jared Loughner's believed to have removed from a vehicle owned by his family on the morning of Saturday's tragedy in Tucson.​Authorities investigating the shooting rampage in Tucson on Saturday are looking for a black bag at the center of an argument between ... More >>

Tucson Rampage Adds to Long History of U.S. Shooting Sprees

​Saturday's shooting rampage in Tucson, which left six people dead and 14 others injured -- including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords -- is just the latest in at least 30 documented rampage shootings in American history.Listed below are 10 of the deadliest:

Gabrielle Giffords Shooting Spree Wasn't First Arizona Rampage

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is fighting for her life.​The Saturday shooting rampage in Tucson that felled Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 13 others, six of whom died, wasn't the first such mass-killing spree in Arizona.Listed below are other Arizona mass shootin ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Shooting Update: Congresswoman Able to Communicate With Doctors; Second Suspect Sought

Pima County Sheriff's Office Authorities are looking for this man, who they say is a "person of interest" in yesterday's shooting rampage in Tucson.​Doctors treating Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords following yesterday's shooting rampage in Tucson that left six people dead and several injur ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Shooter: Chilling YouTube Video Believed to Be Made by Suspect, 22-Year-Old Jared Loughner; Doctors "Optimistic" Congresswoman Will Survive

Representative Gabrielle Giffords was shot this morning in Tucson.​Authorities confirm to New Times that the man suspected of shooting U.S. Congresswoman Gabriell Giffords and several others this morning in Tucson is 22-year-old Jared Loughner.A motive for the shooting is unknown at the ... More >>

Christopher Licon Charged With Murder and Kidnapping in Deaths of Brother and Nephew

Phoenix Police DepartmentChristopher Licon is accused of murdering his own brother and 6-year-old nephew.​It seemed only a matter of time, but the uncle of a 6-year-old boy found shot to death in a Phoenix alley last month has been charged with murder and kidnapping for the death of the boy and hi ... More >>

Christopher Smith, Influential Arizona Politico, Found Shot to Death in Phoenix. Friend Says He had "Problems"

Christopher Smith was found fatally shot in his car Saturday night.​A body found shot to death over the weekend has been identified as Christopher Smith, an influential Valley politico who once served as the chief of staff for the state Senate.Smith, 51, was found fatally shot in his car parked in ... More >>

Brother/ Uncle of Murdered Phoenix Father and Son Eyed in Slayings

Christopher Licon​The brother of a Phoenix man found shot to death in his home earlier this week is a suspect in the man's murder. He's also a suspect in the murder of his brother's son -- the suspect's 6-year-old nephew, who was found shot to death in alley, the Phoenix Police Department announce ... More >>

Murdered Father of Murdered 6-Year-Old Was a Drug Dealer

​A Phoenix man found shot to death at his home the day before his 6-year-old son was found murdered in an alley was a drug dealer, court records show.The boy, Xavier Jaquez, was found shot to death Tuesday morning in an alley near his mother's home, near 65th Avenue and Indian School Road, by a C ... More >>

Boy, 6, Found Dead in Alley Identified; Father Also Found Murdered. Police Say Family Was "Target"

​The 6-year-old Phoenix boy found shot to death in an alley yesterday has been identified and it turns out he's the son of a man found murdered the day before.The boy has been identified as Xavier Daniel Jaquez. The father, police say, is Angel Jaquez, 27, who he was found shot to death in his hou ... More >>

Jeff Ahlers Shooting: Gun Found in Drained Tempe Canal Less Than a Mile Upstream From Where Body Was Discovered

Jeff Ahlers was found shot to death in a Tempe canal in June. Last week, a gun possibly used in his death was found less than a mile from where his body was discovered. ​Last month, following the New Times article linked here, the Tempe Police Department reportedly had a canal -- in which the body ... More >>

Jeff Ahlers Shooting: Medical Examiner's Report "Pending" -- Five Months Later

Jeff Ahlers​We've been following the shooting death of 47-year-old Jeff Ahlers, of Tempe, fairly closely, and five months after he was shot, we still have no answer as to what happened.Ahlers was first reported missing on June 1, and was found shot to death in a canal a few days later.By all accou ... More >>

Additional Arrests Made in 2006 Drive-By Shooting of Lindsay Key

Chandler Police DepartmentLindsay Key was gunned down in Chandler in December of 2006.​The Chandler Police Department has arrested two additional suspects in a 2006 drive-by shooting that left a 19-year-old mother dead.Lindsay Key was gunned down outside of a house party in Chandler in December of ... More >>

Phoenix Police Identify 13-Year-Old Shot While Jogging

​The Phoenix Police Department has identified the boy found shot to death on a Phoenix sidewalk yesterday morning.The victim is 13-year-old Jonathan Garcia-Valladares. His body was found just blocks from the Phoenix home where he lives with his parents.According to police, Garcia-Valladares was jo ... More >>

Police ID Victim Found Dead at Phoenix Hotel

www.hotelplanner.com​The Phoenix Police Department has identified the man found shot to death in front of a Phoenix hotel on Sunday. The victim is 38-year-old Timothy Wallis, the PPD announced today. About 3 a.m. Sunday, people heard gunshots in the Premier Inns near Interstate 17 and Peor ... More >>

Man Found Shot to Death in Phoenix Hotel; Cops Need Help Finding Killer

​A man was found shot to death in a Phoenix hotel room yesterday morning and police don't have a whole lot to go on in terms of finding out who did it.Around 3 a.m. yesterday, people heard gun shots in the Premier Inns near I-17 and Peoria Avenue.Security at the hotel checked the room where the gu ... More >>

Phoenix Police Officer Fatally Shot Near State Capitol

​A Phoenix police sergeant was found shot to death in a parking lot near the Arizona State Capitol last night.The sergeant who was shot has not been identified and police don't have any suspects at the moment.According to the Phoenix Police Department, officers began looking for the sergeant after ... More >>

ASU Student Shot Near Campus Sunday Dies

​An Arizona State University student was shot last night and has since died from his injuries. Police haven't identified a suspect in the case and are asking the public's help in tracking down the person, or persons, responsible.Tempe police aren't releasing too many details about the shooting, an ... More >>

Pinalcchio: Renowned Forensics Experts Say a Pinal County Deputy's High-Profile Tale About Getting Shot After Encountering Drug Smugglers Doesn't Add Up

Guy Tries Driving Himself to Hospital After Being Shot in the Chest

www.mommylife.comWho needs an ambulance after being shot in the chest when your truck is sitting in the parking lot?​We would think the standard procedure after being shot in the chest is to hit the deck and wait for an ambulance. Maybe we're cowards. A man, who took a gunshot to the chest at a Ph ... More >>

Argument Preceded Fatal Shooting at West Phoenix Apartment Party

www.pyzam.com​An early-morning party at a west Phoenix apartment complex resulted in the shooting death of an unidentified man after an argument with another party-goer. Police are not identifying the victim yet as investigators are still on the scene trying to piece together what happ ... More >>

J.D. Hayworth Uses Death of Murdered Rancher to Question John McCain's Stance on Illegal Immigration

www.tpm.com​Senator John McCain's GOP primary opponent, J.D. Hayworth, is using the killing of a prominent Cochise County rancher to question McCain's stance on immigration, despite there being no confirmation that an illegal immigrant had anything to do with the murder.Robert Krentz was fou ... More >>

"Dirty Harry" in Scottsdale? Badass Cop Bags Five Bad Guys in 10-Year Career

Image: KPHO-TV Scottsdale police Officer James Peters has shot and killed five people in his career. Looks like they all deserved it.​ Most cops never shoot anyone, and even fewer will kill more than one crime suspect in their careers. Scottsdale Officer James Peters is different: He's ... More >>

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.

Targets Beyond The Turf

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