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

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"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 >>

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 >>

Man Shot in Accident at Gun-Training Academy Owned by Buz Mills, Candidate for Governor

  ​ A man was mistaken for a target and shot at Gunsite Academy, a gun-training facility in Paulden, the Arizona Republic reports today. That happens to be the same 2,000-acre facility owned by Buz Mills, a Republican candidate for governor -- not that the Repub writer Jolie M ... 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 >>

Suspect Arrested in Yesterday's West Phoenix Apartment Shooting

Anthony Granado​Phoenix police have made an arrest in the case of a man murdered yesterday at a party at a West Phoenix apartment complex.Anthony Granado, 21, was arrested yesterday afternoon after witnesses at the party identified him as the person who shot and killed 29-year-old Haki Miggins. Ac ... More >>

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 >>

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

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

One-on-One Time With a Pinal County Deputy -- Whose Claim He Was Shot by a Drug Smuggler Is Full of Holes -- Produces Startling Results

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Christopher Smith, Influential Arizona Politico Found Shot to Death, Had History With Drugs

Christopher Smith​Christopher Smith, the former chief of staff for the state Senate found shot to death Saturday, had a history of drug use and other "bizarre" and "erratic" behavior , court records show.We hate to say it, but we called this one -- which is why on Monday we asked Phoenix Police Se ... 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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Heroes Who Restrained Jared Loughner Probably Prevented Gunman From Killing Self

Jared Loughner left a series of bizarre notes in a safe in his home prior to Saturday's shooting in Tucson. ​Four people who restrained murder suspect Jared Loughner during Saturday's shooting rampage in Tucson may have prevented him from killing not only additional innocent bystanders who a ... More >>

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 >>

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:

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 >>

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 >>

Jared Loughner Pleads Not Guilty. Reportedly Smiling in Courtroom

Jared Loughner pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.​Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner was in a Phoenix federal courtroom this morning where he pleaded not guilty to charges that he tried to kill Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and two of her a ... 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 >>

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 >>

Jared Loughner Trial by September, Judge Orders

Jared Loughner will go to trial by September.​The judge overseeing the case of Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner ordered yesterday that his trial is to take place by September 20.So far, Loughner's been charged with two counts of attempted murder, and one count of attempted assassination for ... 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 >>

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 >>

Jared Loughner Judge Denies Request to Block Release of Victims' Autopsies

Jared Lee Loughner​The judge handling the case of Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner denied requests from both prosecutors and Loughner's defense attorney to block the release of autopsy reports of the victims of the shooting to the public.Prosecutors filed a motion voicing concerns that media ... 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'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 >>

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 >>

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.

Drive-By Shooting in West Phoenix Leaves Three Injured; Suspects Loose

www.spreadshirt.com​Three people -- including a 14-year-old boy -- were injured during a drive-by shooting in west Phoenix last night, and the shooter is still on the loose.The Phoenix Police Department says the three victims were walking to a birthday party in a neighborhood near 23rd Avenue and ... More >>

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

MCSODeputy William Coleman is the first MCSO deputy killed in the line of duty since 1995​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 ca ... More >>

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

MCSOSlain MCSO Deputy William Coleman​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 S ... More >>

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

FacebookSheriff Joe Arpaio says "UFO-ologist" Drew Ryan Maras is responsible for the deaths of both an MCSO deputy and a New Hampshire couple.​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 H ... 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 >>

Scholarship Set Up to Honor Slain MCSO Deputy William Coleman

MCSOSlain MCSO Deputy Bill Coleman​A scholarship has been set up to honor the memory of slain Maricopa County Sheriff's Deputy Bill Coleman, who was murdered last month while responding to a burglary call at a medical facility in Anthem.The Rotary Club of Anthem is the group behind the scholarship ... More >>