Suspect is in custody after triple homicide in Maricopa County
Aug 10, 2018, 8:50 AM | Updated: 10:07 pm
(Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Photo)
(Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Photo)
PHOENIX — A suspect was in custody after a triple homicide Thursday night in northwest Maricopa County, authorities said Friday.
Hermelindo Sanchez was booked into the Maricopa Sheriff’s Office 4th Avenue Jail on three counts of first-degree murder and two counts of endangerment.
According to a tweet from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, the shooting in Wittmann was reported around 9:30 p.m.
Three adult males were confirmed dead at a residence in the area of Poplar and Myers streets.
No other information was immediately available.
Suspect is in custody after a triple homicide last night at about 9:30 pm. The shooting was reported at a residence in the area of Poplar Street and Myers Street, in Wittmann. Three adult males are confirmed deceased. pic.twitter.com/a9lDvR2mEa
— MC Sheriff's Office (@mcsoaz) August 10, 2018
Wittman is located along U.S. 60, around 35 miles northwest of downtown Phoenix and 20 miles southeast of Wickenburg.
