On Friday, August 1, 2025, law enforcement officers arrested a fleeing homicide suspect in Gila Bend. The Phoenix Police Department had issued an attempt-to-locate alert for a suspect driving a silver Toyota SUV earlier that morning. Around 8:30 a.m., an Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper spotted the suspect heading westbound on Interstate 8 near Gila Bend.
Officers from the Arizona Department of Public Safety, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, and the US Border Patrol worked together during the chase. Ground and air support were provided as the suspect attempted to escape. Deputies from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office deployed spike strips to slow the vehicle, and an Arizona Department of Public Safety Canine District trooper executed a PIT maneuver, bringing the vehicle to a stop in a dirt median…