Crime & Safety
2 Dead In Scottsdale Murder-Suicide
A woman was shot and killed by her husband, who killed himself after barricading inside their home on Sunday night, Scottsdale Police said.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ — A husband and wife are dead after an apparent murder-suicide inside a home on Sunday night near Pima and Chaparral roads, according to Scottsdale Police.
The incident, which started around 5 p.m., involved the husband shooting his wife, then barricading himself inside the couples' home, before later shooting himself, police said.
Officers tried to make contact with the husband for several hours, according to police.
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SWAT officers entered the home just before 11 p.m. and found the husband dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
SPD is working a shooting/barricade situation in the area of 86th St and Highland. Incident contained to a single residence. Avoid area if possible pic.twitter.com/SXi0r83cqs
— ScottsdalePD (@ScottsdalePD) April 12, 2021
Police identified 36-year-old Royce Dale Lillard III as the suspect in Sunday night's shooting.
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