Southwest
Arizona police save 6-month-old shot multiple times, find suspect dead in burning home after hostage standoff
Arizona police rushed into a home to rescue a 6-month-old infant who had been shot multiple times after a suspect took the child and the child’s mother hostage on Friday, authorities said.
The suspect, identified as 51-year-old Todd Christopher Marchetti, broke into the home on 168th Avenue and Jenan Drive in Surprise at around 3 a.m. and refused to allow the mother and her baby to leave, the Surprise Police Department said. Marchetti was believed to be the child’s father.
Linda Ogle, a friend of the mother, told AZFamily that the victim had moved back in with her parents to escape Marchetti’s alleged abuse. Ogle said Marchetti had planned to torture the victim while her parents were out of town.
“He used an ax to get through one of the windows,” Ogle told the station. “He brought duct tape and ropes and different forms of pliers and a couple different butcher knives.”
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The resourceful mother, however, was able to escape her home around 11:30 a.m. and ask a nearby construction crew for help. Officers responded to a 911 call from the crew.
Upon arriving at the home, police said officers heard multiple rounds of gunfire from inside. One officer fired a round toward the suspect in the home, while other officers burst inside to rescue the infant.
The child was found with multiple gunshot wounds. Police said the infant was in critical but stable condition at a local hospital. His mother was treated at the scene for minor injuries.
SWAT teams attempted to negotiate with Marchetti, who had barricaded himself inside the home and refused to surrender peacefully, according to police.
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As negotiations dragged on, a fire broke out around 3 p.m. inside the home. Firefighters were not immediately able to begin extinguishing the flames because of the sounds of gunfire coming from inside the home.
When investigators determined it was safe to enter the home, officers found Marchetti dead inside with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
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Police said Marchetti’s cause of death is pending the results of a medical examiner’s report.
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Southwest
Biden takes heat from swing state Democrat over high gas prices plaguing his constituents: 'Disappointing'
FIRST ON FOX: President Biden is facing heat from one swing state Democrat imploring him to take action on the high gas prices plaguing the people of this state.
Rep. Ruben Gallego, the likely Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Arizona, sent a letter to Biden on Wednesday, requesting he specifically moves to provide relief for Western states, as he did for states in the Northeast last month.
“Arizona families and business owners should not have to pay almost a dollar more than people in other states to get to work and move through their communities,” Gallego wrote. “I therefore request that your administration take similar actions to address gas prices in the Western United States.”
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Biden announced the release of more than 1 million barrels of gasoline from the Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve in an attempt to lower prices, but his administration noted the relief was specifically to ensure “sufficient supply flows to the tri-state (area) and Northeast” between Memorial Day and July 4th.
Arizona, meanwhile, is dealing with some of the highest gas prices in the country. The average price of gas across the state is $3.67 per gallon, according to AAA. The national average is $3.47.
Gallego argued that although he supported the actions the administration had taken to lower costs, “it would be nearly impossible for Arizona entities to transport the gas to our state because of limited pipeline capacity and requirements in the Jones Act.”
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“This is tremendously disappointing, since the gas prices faced by Arizonans remain consistently higher than the national average,” he wrote.
Gallego also requested Biden uphold parity between the states by maintaining whatever action he takes through the rest of the summer.
“We cannot leave Arizonans to deal with steep gas prices alone while other regions see greater relief,” he wrote.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for comment.
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Los Angeles, Ca
Fast-moving Hesperia wildfire prompts evacuations
A fast-growing wildfire in Hesperia has prompted evacuations Saturday night.
The Hesperia Fire was first reported around 6 p.m. in the 18000 block of North Highway 173, according to CAL FIRE San Bernardino.
By 8 p.m, it grew to over 300 acres. By 9 p.m., it was over 500 acres and by 10:30 p.m., it was over 700 acres.
An evacuation warning is in place for the Lake Arrowhead Estates community near Highway 173 and Arrowhead Lake Road. Road closures in the area have also been issued by California Highway Patrol.
Firefighters and air crews have responded to the scene to battle the blaze. As of 10 p.m., the fire was at zero percent containment.
The cause of the vegetation fire remains under investigation. Officials said the expansion remains wind-driven and continues burning north.
“Crews from the ground and air continue to work on permittee control, containment lines and structure protection,” said the San Bernardino County Fire Department.
A poor air quality warning due to smoke from the fire was issued by the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District on Saturday night.
This advisory covers San Bernardino County and will remain in effect through Sunday, June 16.
“This advisory may be extended or amended further, consistent with smoke and fire behavior, firefighting efforts, NWS and air quality forecasts,” officials said.
Residents living in the area were urged to take precautions. Those most susceptible to issues from unhealthy air include children, the elderly and people with heart and respiratory illnesses.
In areas impacted by smoke or poor air, residents should:
- Consider avoiding any vigorous outdoor or indoor exertion
- Keep windows and doors closed
- Run your air conditioner if you have one – recirculation function is ideal
- Avoid using a swamp cooler or whole-house fan to prevent bringing outdoor pollutants inside.
- People with respiratory or heart disease, older adults, and children should remain indoors
More information from CAL FIRE can be found here.
On Saturday night, firefighters continued to battle the Post Fire that ignited near the 5 Freeway in Gorman. That fire has grown to over 4,400 acres.
This developing story will be updated as more information becomes available.
Southwest
Fugitive MS-13 leader arrested on terrorism charges in Texas
A high-ranking leader of the notorious MS-13 criminal gang responsible for “spilling so much blood” and turning communities in New York into “war zones” was arrested over the weekend in Texas after more than three years on the run from law enforcement, authorities said Tuesday.
Cesar Humberto Lopez-Larios was arrested by the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations on Sunday after he arrived at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, the U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York said.
“The arrest of Lopez-Larios, who is one of the most senior leaders of MS-13 in the world, is a significant achievement for law enforcement and another crucial step in the dismantling of this international criminal enterprise,” United States Attorney Breon Peace said.
Lopez-Larios, also known as “Grenas de Stoners” and “Oso de Stoners,” was charged with conspiracy to provide and conceal material support to terrorists, conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries, conspiracy to finance terrorism and narco-terrorism conspiracy.
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“Now that Mr. Lopez-Larios is behind bars, he’s no longer in his alleged position of power directing a reign of terror, nor enriching MS-13 and their cartel associates,” FBI Acting Assistant Director-in-Charge Krysti Hawkins said.
On Monday, Lopez-Larios appeared in federal court in Houston, where he was ordered to be transferred to the custody of the Eastern District of New York where he and 13 other MS-13 leaders are charged with directing the transnational criminal organization’s criminal activities in the U.S., El Salvador, Mexico and elsewhere over the past two decades.
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“The defendant will soon face a reckoning in a federal courtroom on Long Island where, acting on his orders, MS-13 has spilled so much blood and turned communities into war zones,” Peace said.
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Lopez-Larios was expected to be arraigned in the Eastern District of New York.
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