14-year-old boy arrested for allegedly killing his aunt in Sun Lakes

PHOENIX — A 14-year-old boy was arrested for the death of his aunt over the weekend in an East Valley retirement community, authorities said Monday.

Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Calbert Gillett said in an email that the boy was booked into a county juvenile detention center and charged with first-degree murder.

The 42-year-old woman was killed with a knife Friday morning in Sun Lakes.

She was later identified as Tonya Harper.

No other information about the crime was made available.

Sun Lakes is a development southwest of Chandler made up of five adult country club communities.

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