GILBERT, AZ — Gilbert police are asking for the public's help in identifying more people believed to be involved in teen violence around the East Valley.
Video in the player above shows Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell weigh in on recent teen violence incidents in the East Valley.
Gilbert police confirmed Thursday they are investigating nine incidents of teen violence. Those include four investigations that have been reopened and five that were previously not reported to the department.
ABC15 is taking action to get the answers needed as teen violence incidents occur in the East Valley. Follow our latest coverage here.
Of those nine cases, authorities are asking for help identifying individuals involved in four of the cases. That includes one reopened case and three new cases.
Details on these cases and photos released by the Gilbert Police Department are below:
Reopened investigation (Case #22-147572):
Police say this case happened in December 2022 at a home near Higley and Elliot roads. A 17-year-old was arrested in connection to this case, but police say they need to identify more individuals involved.
On January 17, police say that the teen was originally arrested on an aggravated assault charge, but after a review of the case they have found that a first-degree burglary charge could also be applied and arrested the 17-year-old again.
New investigation #1 (Case #24-1419):
This is a reported aggravated assault that took place on an unknown date in a parking lot near the intersection of Williams Field Road and Market Street, according to police.
New investigation #2 (Case #24-1414):
Gilbert police say this aggravated assault occurred on a sidewalk near Guadalupe Road and Freestone Parkway. The exact date of the attack is unknown, though police say it happened in October 2022. 19-year-old Clayton Oden was arrested on May 3 in connection to the assault. It is unknown if police are looking for more suspects involved.
New investigation #3 (Case #24-1392):
This aggravated assault took place in a parking garage just off Gilbert Road in downtown Gilbert on December 3, 2022. Officials say the case was inactivated due to a lack of leads until December 2023, when police received video of the alleged assault. On January 24, 2024, three people were arrested in connection to this assault; 18-year-old Kyler Renner, 19-year-old Gage Garrison, and a 17-year-old.
Anyone with information that would possibly help identify any of the people in the photos above is asked to call Gilbert police at 480-503-6500 and make reference to the case numbers above and the letter shown on the specific photo.
Tips on this case can also be submitted anonymously through our online tip site glbrt.is/GPDSubmitATip with reference to the case number and image.
For more information on each case including additional photos, click here.
Gilbert PD says these investigations are independent and separate from Queen Creek's investigation into the death of Preston Lord.
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