Cops Seek Man in Arizona Murders
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Police were searching for a man seen running from a home where six people, including four children, were killed in western Arizona (search).
Authorities released little new information on the case Sunday other than to confirm that the victims included a mother and her four children, ages 6 to 13.
"We're considering all options and all potential motives," Police Chief William Robinson said at a news conference.
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Officers responding to a call of shots fired in a residential neighborhood late Friday found a man with a gunshot wound in the home's backyard. The man, identified Sunday as Luis Rios (search), 35, died later at a hospital.
Police surrounded the home and evacuated the immediate neighbors. Once inside, officers found the other victims.
Police said a man was seen running from the scene and had not been apprehended.
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A cause of death won't be released until autopsies are performed Monday, said Officer Clint Norred, a spokesman for the Yuma Police Department (search).
Besides Rios, police identified three of the other victims: Adrienne Heredia, 30; Danny Heredia III, 6; and Inez Newman, 9. The names of two other victims, both 13-year-old boys, were being withheld. Rios was Heredia's boyfriend, police said.
The couple had been together for about 10 months and had a good relationship, said Heredia's friend, Theresa Guerraro.
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"She was happy for the first time in her life," said Kisty Guerraro, another friend. "He supported her in everything she did."
William Anderson, a neighbor of the family, said Heredia had not lived in the neighborhood long. He said the fact that most of the victims were children was especially difficult.
"I've got a 14-year-old myself. It hit my heart," he said. "I was sad even before I knew who she was."