Tempe bus driver fatally stabs passenger after confrontation
A high-speed pursuit suspect led DPS across two Valley freeways before being stopped at a Phoenix intersection Wednesday evening.
and last updated 2021-07-01 01:26:02-04
TEMPE, AZ â Police in Tempe say a bus driver has fatally stabbed a passenger during a confrontation.
They say a driver subcontracted through 1st Transit to drive a Valley-Metro Orbit bus became involved in a verbal confrontation with a passenger who was refusing to leave the bus at its last scheduled stop Tuesday morning.
Police say the confrontation turned physical and continued to escalate to where the driver took out a knife when the passenger raised a glass bottle over his head in a swinging stance.
Fort Hood soldier arrested in connection to death of ex-girlfriend s baby
Investigators said Khairee Patton told them the 13-month-old hit his head on a stereo but the injuries didn t seem consistent with an accident.
Credit: Bell Co. Sheriff s Department
Khairee Patton arrested for death of baby in Tempe, AZ Author: Associated Press Updated: 2:45 PM CDT May 28, 2021
TEMPE, Ariz. Police in Tempe have arrested an Army soldier in connection with the 2019 death of his former girlfriend’s baby.
They say Khairee Patton was taken into custody Tuesday at Fort Hood where he s based. Authorities say Patton was booked into the Bell County jail as he awaits extradition to Arizona on suspicion of second-degree murder, child abuse and failure to provide care.
Police locate man in Tempe who was firing gun, one person injured
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and last updated 2021-05-27 17:11:12-04
TEMPE, AZ â UPDATE : Police say the man in question has been located and brought into custody. There is no longer any threat to the community, according to the community.
Please be advised the suspect is in custody. There is no longer a threat to the community. Investigation is ongoing. Thank you for your patience. pic.twitter.com/Pn3MVKHOvW Tempe Police (@TempePolice) May 27, 2021
Police are looking for a man who was firing gun in Tempe Thursday.
Authorities are looking for a man who was firing a gun at an apartment complex near Apache Boulevard and McClintock Drive, according to the Tempe Police Department.
Police: Tempe girl, 4, dead after somehow shooting herself
May 17, 2021
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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Police in Tempe say a 4-year-old girl died after apparently firing a gun by accident.
Authorities told media outlets a relative called 911 Sunday around 8:45 p.m. from an apartment complex and reported the girl had shot herself.
Officers responding to the home pronounced the girl dead.
Investigators are trying to piece together how the gun came into the girl s possession.
Police did not say whether anyone will face any charges.
The girl s identity was not released.
Her death comes on the heels of a the double homicide of two young children a day earlier.
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Police in Tempe, Ariz. made a harrowing discovery Saturday morning when they found two kids dead in an apartment after the mother told officers she was hearing voices that were telling her to kill her kids.
The mother, whose identity has not been released by police, is currently being questioned. She has not been charged.
She originally flagged down police around 7:00 a.m. in Tempe and told officers that she was hearing voices. When police got to her family s apartment, they found a 9-year-old girl and 7-year-old boy dead inside with obvious signs of physical trauma, according to Tempe PD.