A serial shooter in Phoenix suspected of killing seven people has struck again, aiming his ninth shooting at a vehicle carrying a 21-year-old man and a 4-year-old boy.
No one was injured in the July 11 shooting, which police confirmed Wednesday was tied to the earlier shootings, The Arizona Republic reported. It happened in a residential neighborhood in the 3000 block of East Oak Street in Phoenix.
This shooting was the latest since two women and a 12-year-old girl were shot while seated in a parked car outside a home near the 6300 block of West Berkeley Road. All three died.
The reward for information leading to the shooter's arrest was raised from $30,000 to $50,000.
The shooter reportedly left the scene of the July 11 incident in a dark-colored BMW, ABC 15 reported. The shooter is thought to also have access to a white Cadillac or a Lincoln-type vehicle.
Police say the shooting spree began on March 17. The incidents occurred mostly at night in the low-income area of Maryvale, and many victims were standing outside their homes. The weapon is a semi-automatic handgun, CNN reported.
Shootings leading up to the July 11 incident are as follows.
On March 17, a teen boy was injured on East Moreland Street.
On March 18, a 21-year-old man was injured on North 73rd Avenue.
On April 1, 21-year-old Diego Verdugo-Sanchez was killed near West Turney Avenue.
On April 19, 55-year-old Krystal Annette White was killed near North 32nd Street.
On June 3, 32-year-old Horacio De Jesus Pena was fatally shot on West Flower Street.
On June 10, 19-year-old Manuel Castro Garcia was killed on West Coronado Road.
On June 12, an unoccupied vehicle was shot on West Mariposa Drive.
On June 12, Angela Linner, 31, Maleah Ellis, 12, and Stefanie Ellis were fatally shot on West Berkeley Road.
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