Aaron Saucedo
| Aaron Saucedo | |
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| Born | Aaron Juan Saucedo April 6, 1994 |
| Other names | Maryvale Street Shooter, Serial Street Shooter |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated |
Aaron Juan Saucedo, (born April 6, 1994) is an American accused of being a serial killer known as the Maryvale Street Shooter and the Serial Street Shooter [1] who was linked to twelve separate shootings resulting in nine deaths and three injuries across Phoenix, Arizona from August 2015 to June 2016, mainly in the Maryvale neighborhood. [2][3]
On May 8, 2017, Saucedo was charged with the 12 shootings, and an additional two homicides. Saucedo is currently in the Maricopa County Jail awaiting trial, which due to COVID-19 concerns has been set for February 2024, where he faces charges for first-degree murder, drive-by shooting, attempted murder, aggravated assault, discharging a firearm at a non-residence, endangerment, and discharging a firearm at a residence. [4][5][6]
Early life
Aaron Juan Saucedo was born on April 6, 1994 to noted musician José Juan Segura and Ms. Saucedo, Saucedo attended an elementary school in the Madison School District from 2002 to 2008, Saucedo was described by a classmate as 'sweet' and a friendly child who who exhibited no violent behavior. [7]
From 2009 to 2010 Saucedo attended North High School for his sophomore year. However, He transferred to Central High School for unknown reasons before withdrawing completely in January 2011. [8]
His high school transcripts were sent to a charter school in February 2011 one month after he left Central High School.
Adulthood
Residing with his mother, Saucedo worked a series of occupations before settling into a job as a local bus driver for the city of Phoenix through a temp agency. He kept this job from July to August 2015. Also in August, Saucedo was caught driving through a red light while driving the bus, for which he pleaded guilty to the red light violation in February 2016, receiving a fine of $238. After losing his job, Saucedo found work at a home remodeling company where he made approximately $1000 per month. Saucedo spent little time on social media and continued to live with his mother after her 61-year-old boyfriend Raul Romero's death. [9]
Investigation
The murders of Verdugo-Sanchez, Pena, Garcia, and the triple homicide were linked together due to the fact that they all occurred in Maryvale and due to similarity in modus operandi [10][11] The other shootings were later connected based on M.O. and location as well, though the murder of White and the first shooting occurred outside of Maryvale.
A suspect was described by witnesses as a lanky dark-haired man in his early 20s.[12][13] He was also described as being under 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) tall and Hispanic. However, police have not been able to rule out the possibility of multiple people being involved in the killings, as a car possibly containing more than one person was seen leaving the scene of two of the shootings and three gunmen were reported by witnesses to have carried out the killings of the Ellises and Linner. However, police have stated that it is "unlikely" multiple people are involved in the killings.
The suspect is believed to be using multiple vehicles, including a black BMW 5 Series and a white Cadillac or Lincoln. [14]
A composite sketch of the shooter was released by authorities on August 3. [15][16]
On October 19, 2016, police released recordings of 9-1-1 calls related to the case in an attempt to stir up more leads for the case. [17] In December 2016, they said they had no active leads in regards to the investigation.
2017 developments
On April 22, 2017, a "person of interest" (POI) in the case was taken into custody on unrelated charges. The 21-year-old man who was targeted in the final known shooting had been shown a line-up of six potential suspects, one of whom was the POI later taken into custody. [18][19]
The POI was identified two days later as 23-year-old Aaron Saucedo, who had initially been arrested for the 2015 murder of 61-year-old Raul Romero, who was a friend of his mother. A 9mm Hi-Point pistol owned by Saucedo was confirmed, through ballistics, to be the same weapon that killed Romero.[20] Saucedo also owned a black BMW 5 Series sedan, the same type of car that the shooter was reported to have been driving, and bore a resemblance to the composite sketch of the shooter released by police. [21][22][23]
Raul Romero was shot to death with the same type of weapon used in the Phoenix freeway shootings, a similar crime spree in 2015. However, the Arizona Department of Public Safety denied Saucedo had any link to those shootings, and that they still considered another man as a suspect. Police said there was no evidence to link Saucedo with those shootings as well. Saucedo was arraigned for the murders on May 8. Initially, he was only charged with the murder of Raul Romero. However, on June 30, he received an additional eight counts of first-degree murder, six counts of committing a drive-by shooting, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated assault, and one count each of endangerment and discharging a firearm at a structure. On July 6, Saucedo pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. His trial is now scheduled for February 2025.
See also
References
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- ↑ "Accused Serial Street Shooter: 'I'm innocent'". ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix (KNXV). 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ Jeong, Megan Cassidy, and Yihyun. "Man held in Phoenix 'Serial Street Shooter' case". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ "Phoenix "serial street shooter:" 7 dead in 8 attacks by unidentified gunmam - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2016-07-13. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ "2024 trial date for man accused of killing 9 in Phoenix area". AP News. 2022-12-04. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ "Trial for man accused of killing 9 in metro Phoenix rescheduled again". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ "2024 trial date for man accused of killing 9 in Phoenix area". Associated Press. 2022-12-04. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ "Former classmate: Phoenix Serial Street Shooting suspect Aaron Saucedo was 'sweet'". 12news.com. 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ "Who is Aaron Saucedo, the Serial Street Shootings suspect?". KUSA.com. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ "Phoenix Serial Street Shooter suspect seemed to live in isolation". Chicago Tribune. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ Cassidy, Megan. "Police: 5 west Phoenix homicides likely connected". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ "Police: 5 west Phoenix homicides likely connected". heraldtribune. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ Todd, Paul Vercammen,Dugald McConnell,Brian (2016-07-13). "Phoenix police hunt 'serial shooter' after 7 deaths". CNN. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ Cassidy, Megan. "Police tie 9th incident to Phoenix 'serial street shooter'". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ "Phoenix Serial Killer Struck a Ninth Time, Police Say". NBC News. 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ Times, Nigel Duara Nigel Duara covered the border for the Los Angeles; Tucson, based in; native, until 2017 A. Miami; Portland, Duara was previously a reporter for the Associated Press in; West, Ore He is also a veteran of the American Middle; City, with stints in Iowa; Moines, Des; Journalism, Iowa He graduated from the Missouri School of (2017-05-10). "A composite sketch helped lead to arrest of the Serial Street Shooter, Phoenix police say". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ Holstege, Sean. "Unsealed: Composite Sketch Helped Tipsters ID Serial Street Shooter Suspect". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ "Phoenix Serial Killer Investigation: No 'Active' Leads, Police Say". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ "'Person of interest' in 'Serial Street Shooter' case pleads not guilty to cold case murder". FOX 10 Phoenix. 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ "Phoenix PD may have person of interest in Serial Street Shooter case". 12news.com. 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ "PD: Arrest made in 2015 'cold case' murder". ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix (KNXV). 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ "Phoenix police say they have nabbed the serial shooter who killed 9". NBC News. 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ Chokshi, Niraj (2017-05-09). "Man Arrested in 9 'Serial Street Shooter' Killings in Phoenix". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ Holstege, Sean. "Hundreds of Tips Led to Arrest of Suspected Maryvale Shooter; $75K Reward Will Be Paid". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
