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Scottsdale police arrest 2 more suspects in Papago Park death

Jun 3, 2021, 7:31 AM | Updated: Jun 4, 2021, 8:25 am

Papago Park (Flickr Photo/Doug Kerr)...

Papago Park (Flickr Photo/Doug Kerr)

(Flickr Photo/Doug Kerr)

PHOENIX – Police in Scottsdale arrested two more people suspected of being involved in the death of a man whose body was found at Papago Park in May.

Leeontay Munns, 24, and Anya Bobo, 23, were taken into custody Tuesday in connection with the homicide of Julian Franco Gonzales of Scottsdale.

Munns was booked on first-degree murder charges; Bobo was booked for conspiracy and facilitation to commit first-degree murder.

Another suspect, Edward N. Hughes, 28, was arrested Sunday on felony charges related to the death.

Gonzales’ body was discovered May 23 on a trail at the park near McDowell Road and Galvin Parkway. Detectives found signs of blunt-force trauma to his body, they said.

Police said they were looking for one more suspect, Quincy Bowen, 23.

Bowen is wanted for first-degree murder.

Anyone with information related to this investigation is asked to contact the Scottsdale Police Department at 480-312-TIPS (8477).

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Scottsdale police arrest 2 more suspects in Papago Park death