but we have 7 people that have been killed 1633and while many of the shootings have taken place in maryvale the crimes are not confined to the west valley. 3 5405 mayor greg stanton - city of phoenix says: sadly there has been tragic activities by this shooter out of maryvale in other parts of the city and there's no reason to think that if we don't catch this killer soon that he might not move on to other parts of the valley as well 5718 today we learned that fbi behavioral analysts are involved in the case but they would not release what "profile" of the shooter they've come up with. and if anyone with information status ... the county attorney put that concern to rest. 3 bill montgomery 1424 and i will not accept for charging any case that arises out of someone's immigration status that was revealed as a consequence of this investigation 1433 no charges whatsoever from my office 1436 the chief said they are working this case 24 /7 and resource they can to make an arrested. reporting live in phoenix donna rossi cbs 5 news. here's another look at that sketch... if you know anything, call s

. >>> community activist gathering in maryvale calling more attention to the massive hunt for the serial killer. phoenix police say the man in this sketch, who may be driving that black bmw is responsible for the murders of seven people in the valley and a string of shootings from maryvale to east phoenix. the silent witnessar $75,000. you can remain anonymous by calling 480 witness. >>> after scheduling a special rally for next wednesday to deliver an important immigration speech in phoenix, donald trump is canceling. we were expecting them to take the podium at the hyatt wednesday afternoon but a campaign spokesperson announced the cancellation a few hours a ghost. the campaign is looking forward to having another event soon. wear a black lives matter t- shirt has become an uphill battle for a buckeye high school student. she said school officials asked her daughter to change out of her t-shirt that she tried to wear to school again today. it prompted a small protest against the school for being inconsistent -- consistent with its dress code enforcement. she feels like her daughter is

the murder of pena gun downed in front of his house in maryvale this past june, several witnesses reported hearing five shot, but police

the officer was at the maryvale precinct being questioned. as soon as we get an update, we will bring that straight to you. >>> it is now 6:03. the future chase field could be decided today. maricopa officials meet today to talk about selling. brian west has details live out of chase field. >> reporter: matt, that meeting is expected to start at matt, that meeting is expected to start at 1:30 pm this intent with a third-party, a new potential buyer of chase field. maricopa county board of directors will be holding a special meeting. it looks like integral group llc is the interest of purchaser. the price will be $60 million and current agreement would be keeping the diamondbacks here to the current contracts. the letter of it -- intent would allow the r this after there has been a lot of back-and-forth poll between the county and diamondbacks. since the diamondbacks are the facility manager, the team would have to a great on any stadium sale. this meeting is expected to happen at 1:30 pm this afternoon. >>> phoenix police want people to stay

. >> community leaders in the maryvale neighborhood, they are calling for people to come forward with information on the they believe somebody has information on who the guy is but are too afraid to report who they know. >> community leaders in maryvale are worried that somebody who could put the serial shooter behind bars won't come forward because of their immigration status. today, leaders pleaded with them to put fears aside and help get the serial shooter off the streets. the county attorney announcing today that legal status won't get solve this case. >> they don't believe us. they don't want to say nothing. they are just going to close the door and say nothing. i'll be talking to my neighbors, and some of them are afraid to come forward because they say they are afraid, to the police, they are going to be deported. >> reporter: the serial shooting suspect described as a hispanic man in his early twenties, possibly driving a black bmw five series or a white continental or cadillac type case. i'm nicole garcia, fox 10 news. >>> the rural metro fire station in carefree evacuated a

the murder of pena gun downed in front of his house in maryvale this past june, several witnesses reported hearing five shot, but police ten bullet cases near the body. one witness also mentioned seeing a white lincoln or cadillac car before pena was gunned down, and another saw the car leaving. that's different than the black bmw used in most attack. at the first meeting in phoenix, concerns from a block watch captain. >> i could be patrolling the street, and i come here to show >> reporter: and other neighbor want to know how the shoot effort is picking victims. all either black or hispanic. >> not sure why he's targeting these ethnic societies, so i'm concerned about that as well. >> reporter: if last street shooter attack that we know of was over a month ago, and like we said police not wanting you to forget this face, the reward for information that leads to the serial street shooter getting arrested is up to $50,000. guys, back to you. old malie ellis well. can't forget that. have to get him caught. the last serial shooting as he mentioned was over a month ago, and we'll continue to

you know this person is responsible for nine shootings, seven murders, most have taken place in maryvale. police are expected to give some details in regards to the investigation. it is unknown how much information they will provide to people in this community. the latest information to come out yesterday is that investigators have pulled all have happened that night or in the early morning hours. we know that police have recovered shell casings at several scenes. police say the suspect most likely is a young hispanic man with dark hair. silent witness is offering a 50,000-dollar reward in this case. we will be here all night and bring you the latest information in regards to tonight's events coming up after the olympics. live in phoenix. 12 news. >>> your hot headlines. the suspect dead after being shot by a sheriffs s.w.a.t. team in apache junction. >> a sheriffs officials report deputies were serving a search weren't at home near idaho and superstition. the suspect now identified as larry currently jr. showed a weapon and was shot by a deputy. he died at the hospital. >> a man is on t

the others happened in the maryvale area. >> i felt it was good to have it in this area because the last one was for blocks for my home. we're trying to be careful. >> reporter: neighbors asking possibly driving a bmw or something else. using the same weapon citywide. why is still a mystery. >> all possibilities are open. >> reporter: there wasn't much in the way of new information, that didn't seem to bother the people we talked to. they hope the shooter does us all a favor. >> i hope the trip themselves up and run a red light or get caught. community meeting held by police. a couple of the victims family members were in attendance. >> so far the serial killer case hasn't widespread concern. especially when compared to other cases like the baseline killer. today we talked to a forensic psychiatrist who is surprised by the lack of reaction from most valley residents. this type of the heavier are hiding in plain sight. it seems odd we had this kind of , relatively speaking, relatively minimal response. we have a serial killer operating in the community. >> he went on to say the general pu

. >>> latino leaders in maryvale are calling on people in their community to come forward with tips to help catch the serial shooter. the reward for information leading to an arrest stands at $75,000. there are people out there with information but they are too scared to report what they know. nicole garcia is here with the latest. they are pretty sure of this, huh? >> reporter: the county attorney says immigration status will not be questioned if someone comes forward with a tip. still community leaders say many spanish speakers are afraid to go to the police. who know this person. he's more than likely has talked, somebody knows something. say something to get him off of the streets. >> reporter: community leaders pleading with spanish speakers in their neighborhoods to put their fears about the status aside to catch the serial killer. >> i've been talking to my neighbors and they are afraid to come forward because they are afraid of the police and they will be deported. >> reporter: despite a from the maricopa county attorney will not punish tipsters even if they are undocumented bu

majority of the killings, they took place in maryvale including the fatal shooting of garcia. he sat in his car outside his girlfriend's house on june 10. today and neighbor described what he witnessed that night. a dark vehicle with 2 people inside pulling up along signed castro's car. >> they pull up to the car, here words and i hear, a c6 consecutive shots. i see them shoot him 6, i see the flash of the muzzle. the guy did not even get out of the vehicle. he stayed in the vehicle. slowly. >> reporter: that neighbor says after the shooting, castro garcia must of still had his foot on the gas because he crashed into davis's car. he says he did try to help the 19-year-old by doing cpr but all of this he told the police already. since the shooting there have been 3 additional shootings connected to this spree. this meeting here is getting underway at 6 pm. if you have any question phoenix police. >> for the most part the serial killer case does not seem to cause wide spread concern. especially compared to other cases such as the baseline killer or serial shooter. today we talke

. >> most of these shootings took place in the marry -- maryvale area. it is believed he used several car there is the attacks. if you have any information, you're asked to call silent witness at 480-witness. >>> one person is shot and killed at a tempe apartment complex tonight. this happened at rio salado and mcclintock. the victim was waiting for his never knew when a suspect approached him and asked him if he was hiring and the victim said he was not hiring. the suspect shot him and now he is in custody. >>> police are looking for a man standoff. john bowman threatened his girlfriend and barricaded himself into a home. she told investigates he threatened to shoot deputies. he ended up riding a bike through a san tan valley neighborhood then stole a pickup truck. >> as soon as i get around the corner this guy hops in the trucks and peels out and whips it around the corner. it happened that fast. we have come so far to get hoar and hoar -- here and i hope and pray they find him. >> we have a description of the stolen truck on fox10phoenix.com. bowman i

. >>> and a man was shot and killed in the driveway in maryvale. and that is close to two other deadly shootings tied to the cereal killer. katie connor has the latest. >> reporter: the victim was walking on the sidewalk near the corner when she was shot at and ran down the sidewalk to the driveway where the blue tahoe collapsed and died. some neighbors told police they night, followed by a car screeching away. police say there is no connection between the victim and the home where he died. less than two miles away, manuel garcia died on june 10th on the right-hand side of the screen, the scene of the triple murder on june 12th. two women and a 12-year-old girl were killed sitting in a car in the driveway. detectives connected these two scenes to the serial street shooter. neighbors in the area are on edge. investigators said there is no indication that the latest shooting is connected to the serial street shoot now, detectives are trying to identify who the victim is. reporting in maryvale, kerry conner, abc 15 news. >>> and there is a pile of evi

. >> reporter: according to occurred under the cover of nature in the maryvale neighborhood, and now appears to be moving into central phoenix. while many are staying off the threats, many are still unaware of these threats. >> you know about this guy? >> no. first time seen he seeing it. >> reporter: that's why this guardian angel walks a central phoenix neighborhood where the most recent shooting happened on july 11th. >> he doesn't care who he's shooting at. he doesn't care if there is a child in the car. >> first serial shooting for are phoenix with its highways making it easy to escape. still unsolved, a series of shootings last year, and a decade ago a murderer killed people along baseline road, that killer now an death row. chief jewel was the lead investigator on yet another shooting spree her ten years ago. he say serial shooters enjoy killing as a sport. it is kind of a cat and mouse game. and so far, he's winning. and he's going to continue to play this little game until he gets caught. >> reporter: the most recent shooting on july 11th happened right here in this neighbor

. >> reporter: according to police, most of his attacks occurred under the cover of night in the maryvale neighborhood, and now appears while some residents are staying off the streets, many are still unaware of threats. >> you know about this guy? >> no. first time i've seen it. >> reporter: that's why this guardian angel walks a central phoenix neighborhood where the most recent shooting happened on july 11th. >> he doesn't care who he's shooting at. he doesn't care if there is a child in the car. >> reporter: this is not the first serial shooting for phoenix with its highways making shootings last year, and a decade ago a shooter murdered eight people along baseline road in phoenix, that killer now on death row. retired homicide detective cliff jewel was the lead investigator on yet another shooting spree her ten years ago. he says serial shooters enjoy killing as a sport. >> i think he's having fun. he's playing with the police. it is kind of a cat and mouse game. anar and he's going to continue to play this little game until he gets caught. >> reporter: the most recent shooting on ju

. >>> community leaders in maryvale, a phoenix neighborhood, are worried that somebody who could help solve the phoenix serial shooter case are hesitating to call because an investigation into immigration status could follow. today leaders in the area pleaded with people to help in any way possible to help get the killer off the streets. >> i'll be talking to neighbors, and some of them are afraid to come forward because they say they are afraid to the police that they are going to be deported. >> the county attorney stated yesterday that a person's immigration status will not get them into legal trouble if they provide information that helps them to solve this case. a suspect, the killer in this case, described as a hispanic man in his early twenties. there is a $75,000 reward for any information that leads to his arrest. >>> caught on camera, thieves hit a mesa r.v. dealership dollars worth of tailgates, of all things. the business owner hopes the surveillance video will help track down the thieves. it shows one person taking the tailgates off and then lining them up while another p

live tonight in maryvale...amanda... a lot of people just weren't expecting this storm to roll through like it did. preston, it caught a lot of people off guard, especially the organizers of this event.. we saw plenty of we flooding..out here on the west side..the rain, wind and all that lightning leaving organizers of tonight's event no choice but to postpose the prayer vigil..it was set to take place at marivue park to remember and honor the victims killed by the serial shooter. seven people have been killed, more injured and the shooter still been killed and more injured and that shooter is still at large. before the storm rolled in, we are able to talk with family members of one of the victims, who told us quite frankly, it can be hard at times to stay optimistic. >> yes, i get discouraged. i pray and in my prayer i pray for the family members and i do pray this guy, this serial killer, i pray that he surrenders. >> reporter: nd was the second person killed by the central killer. white was shot in april and like many

the phoenix police officer is at the maryvale police station tonight, being interviewed in live in phoenix, kevin kennedy, 12 news at ten. >>> more breaking news out of southern california, where the so-called blue cut fire has burned 15,000 acres, forcing 82,000 people to evacuate. the fire is 0% contained, dozens of structures many of them homes have burned to the ground as firefighters battle high temperatures and high winds that are fanning the flames through parts >>> other big story, phoenix police keeping people on alert as the serial street shooter remains on the loose. they hosted a community meeting on the east side of town tonight where three of the nine shootings to place. about 50 people showed up hoping to learn more about the investigation. also the man who has killed seven complete strangers. in the end investigators only urged everyone to remain vigilant and to call police if they see something suspicious. there is a $50,000 reward for any information that leads to a >>> simone biles and michael phelps on the cover of sports illustrated. they're inspiring a new generation

the victims were all targeted while they were outside late at night in the maryvale area and other parts of phoenix. seven people have been killed in this spree, including a the man is described as a hispanic man using two different vehicles. there is a $50,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest. if you have information, call silent witness, 480-witness. you can remain anonymous. >>> friends and family come together to remember a marine murdered in the park. it happened for dustin shirk. he was found gunshot wounds at that park. he died at the hospital. dustin served four years as lance corporal in the marine corps an he did a tour in iraq. today would have been dustin's 31st birthday. >> he did not deserve this at all. he did nothing to deserve this and i guarantee you right now. this is just wrong in so many jogging. police are searching for the shooter in this case. if you have any information, you are asked once again to call silent witness, 480-witness. >>> still ahead at 9:00, a battle between the arizona diamondbacks and maricopa county supervisors over how your tax do

. >> it happened in maryvale. danielle miller joins live with what happened here. >> reporter: marc and linda, police say this 25-year-old man was shot and killed by police in these apartments right here behind me after he pointed a weapon at officers. they tell us he was here with a involved with. he wasn't expected to be here so that is why they were initially called. phoenix police responding to an early morning call of a person with a gun at this apartment at 37th avenue and thomas. >> the person inside the apartment got word to a family member saying there was a subject inside known to her, believed to be on drug, believed to be armed. >> reporter: when police who was not supposed to be there was in the hallway. >> one of the officers fired on the suspect after the suspect aimed the gun at them. >> reporter: they say there was an ongoing domestic situation between him and the woman who lived there. before entering the apartment, they knew the suspect was possibly armed and on drugged. they tell us they took t

who is in maryvale where there is a prayer vigil going on for the serial street shooter victims. as it gets underway rachal you are revealing some wind out there also. >> that prayer vigil is supposed to get started around 630 that prayer vigil is supposed to get started around 6:30 pm and the wind interrupting the events. there was a little bit a tent and they had to rearrange it because the wind blew it. the prayer vigil should start pretty soon. you can see we have a lot of children and families and family members of the victims of the serial street shooter. the purpose of the vigil is to honor the victims, the seven people that have been killed and to keep getting the word out to help catch him. the serial shooter is responsible for seven murders youngest victim was only 12 years old. community members of organized the prayers to encourage the communities stay in solidarity. spoke with one of the victims family members.>> we are here to encourage all communities that we need to gather. 3 in the last couple minutes we are feeling sprinkles dark clouds overhead. as far as we kn

. >>> police are investigating an overnight murder in maryvale. police do not have any information on a suspect and they say it is too early to tell if the murder is linked to the serial shooter case. >>> a man is rushed to the hospital after being stabbed in hours ago, he is in critical condition. police have not arrested anyone. >>> donald trump has shaken up his campaign staff and his new manager is urging trump to stick to the issues. last night in an interview trump drilled into clinton's policies as u. s. secretary of state. >> president obama and hillary clinton it is absolutely insane, we will talk about it for many years and it led to the while campaigning in cleveland, clinton fired back at trump's criticism. she says there is no way donald trump can change no matter what his campaign does. he can fire or higher who he wants but he is still the same man who insults gold star families. >>> nearly 6000 football helmets are being recalled of helmets cracking. no injuries have been reported. >>> harry potter fans are getting ready for three

police want to remind everybody this is not just a problem for those living in maryvale, yes that's where six people have been killed but crystal white was killed off a 32nd street and oak in phoenix and also in that area police say the killer carried out two other attacks. silent witness hopes the bigger reward will bring in more tips to catch this guy. >> sometimes they wonder if they can truly remain anonymous in this day and age and we are telling them at every community meeting we absolutely -- you absolutely can and we are walking through the process of how. >> they are showing us this catch until -- we will be showing this sketch until he is caught. reporting live in phoenix, abc15 news. burned in the end, this is an abc15 exclusive. phoenix police say they stopped the suspected car thief before booking him. they had firefighters take him to deer valley medical center after he reportedly swallowed drugs and that the hospital the guy jumped out of the ambulance and tried to steal somebody car -- somebody's car, couldn't do it so he ran further to the budget inn, but once firefighter

in 2013, there was indicted for second-degree murder and maryvale's death and today is a jury selections trial which is being referred to as the coldest case in the country. joining me right now is jerry mitchell, investigating reporter for the ledger who spend covering this case and whose researcher reported the series that got its attention once again so jerry, let's start there. why did you take another look at a case that was more than 50 yearsold . question mark . >> i was actually purged by one of the others that disappeared, and at vail who was married to felix vail and she began to tell me the story about what it meant for her daughter and these other women and i ended up writing a story about that, actually went with her and she decided to go to confront felix vail and he wasn't there but with went to his property anyway and try to get content. i want to confront him with the women that had either died or disappeared and again, it was nowhere to be found and disappeared after i started questioning him and no one knew where he went. that was the second time i wrote the initial s