Man arrested in connection with deadly shooting at Peoria home: PD
The deadly shooting happened in 2023. At around 4:10 a.m. on Nov. 11 that year, officers responded to a home near 79th and Peoria Avenues for reports of a shooting. When they got there, they found a man inside who was shot dead. A woman was also found with life-threatening injuries from being shot. She was taken to the hospital where she died.
Arrest made exactly a year later in case of Peoria couple found murdered in their home
Alexander Lee Smith, a 21-year-old from Gilbert, is facing two counts of first-degree murder in connection to a 2023 Peoria double homicide.
Peoria woman has been identified as victim of shooting; suspect also found dead
Officers and detectives obtained information at both scenes that led them to identify Watkins as the suspect in both shootings. Harwood said that Watkins was pronounced dead at the scene at Sodus by emergency medical services, with an autopsy indicating that he suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, dying instantly.
Gilbert Man Charged With First-Degree Murder in Anniversary Arrest for Peoria Couple's Shooting Death
Suspect in a year-old Peoria double homicide case, Alexander Lee Smith, has been arrested on first-degree murder charges.
Arrest made in 2023 deadly double shooting in Peoria near 75th and Peoria avenues
The Peoria Police Department and U.S. Marshals announced they arrested 21-year-old Alexander Lee Smith in Gilbert on Monday.
Suspect arrested one year after couple shot to death in Peoria home
Alexander Lee Smith is facing first-degree murder charges for allegedly shooting a married couple to death inside their Peoria home in November 2023.
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