Crime Files: Grappler stops street racer, Cobra Arcade shooting
Our top crime stories for the week of June 26: Counterfeit money at Phoenix businesses; a teenage girl shot by her boyfriend; a shooting at a downtown Phoenix bar; a deadly barricade situation in Pinal County; and DPS uses a grappler to stop a street racing suspect.
From a child being beaten to death by his martial arts instructor, a fire ripping through a neighborhood near north Scottsdale, to a witness describing the rescue of a woman who fell overboard from a cruise ship – here are the top stories from June 24-30.
1. 8-year-old child in martial arts class beaten to death by instructor
Clay Fletcher and Sheila Fletcher
A Louisiana couple has been re-indicted on second-degree murder charges for the death of their 36-year-old daughter who was found "melted" into a feces-covered couch and weighing less than 100 pounds, records show.
According to court records, a new indictment for second-degree murder was filed on June 19 against Sheila and Clay Fletcher for the death of their daughter, Lacey, in January 2022.
3. Crews making gains on Diamond Fire as residents return to their homes
4. Sierra Vista dog attack leaves woman dead, man critically injured
5. Kentucky woman who fatally shot Uber driver thought he was taking her to Mexico, police say
6. Tourist films something massive swimming below plane: It was a world-famous creature
7. ‘They found her!’: Witness describes rescue of woman who fell overboard on Royal Caribbean ship
8. UC Berkeley PhD student suffers violent death in Mexico
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UC Berkeley PhD student suffers violent death in Mexico
Gabriel Trujillo's research was tragically cut short last week in Mexico, where his father said he was shot seven times. Authorities discovered his body on June 22 in the state of Sonora, in northwest Mexico, days after his fiancée reported him missing.
