2nd suspect arrested in shooting death of 15-year-old in Buckeye

BUCKEYE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — Buckeye police say they have made a second arrest in connection with the murder of a teenage boy back in January. Police ...

March 16, 2023
12:00 AM

BUCKEYE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — Buckeye police say they have made a second arrest in connection with the murder of a teenage boy back in January. Police say their continued investigation since Jan. 22, when 15-year-old Brendan Valenzuela was shot and killed, led to identifying the first suspect in February and now the second one. On Wednesday night, Buckeye police, with the aid of the U.S. Marshals Service, arrested 19-year-old Michael Michel at a home in Phoenix. Court documents obtained by Arizona's Family detail Michel and the other suspect, a 17-year-old boy, messaging each other over social media about robbing Brendan and his brother.

AZFamily Digital News Staff