Phoenix, Scottsdale Killings: Suspect ID'd By Media Outlets

SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Multiple media outlets have identified a 56-year-old man as the suspect in a slew of killings in and around Phoenix who reportedly killed himself Monday morning. A large police presence could be seen Monday morning near 69th Street and Shea Boulevard in Scottsdale. Both Scottsdale and Phoenix police officers tried to make contact with a suspect at the Extended Stay Hotel on the 10,000 block of North 69th Street, police said on Twitter.

The suspect reportedly killed himself when authorities sent a robot into the room, ABC15 reported. Shots were fired inside a hotel room, local media outlets said.

Now, multiple media outlets are reporting, citing law enforcement sources, that the suspect was Dwight Lamon Jones. (Get Phoenix Patch's real-time news alerts and free morning news letters. Like us on Facebook. Also, download the free Patch iPhone app or free Patch Android app.)

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Police said the incident "is related to the recent homicides" and 12News is reporting adouble killing out of Fountain Hills has been connected to Jones.

Marshall Levine, a psychologist and counselor, was shot to death over the weekend in Scottsdale and police reportedly believe his killing was linked to three other slayings in the region — including the shooting death of forensic psychiatrist Steven Pitt, who was involved in the JonBenét Ramsey case.

Pitt was shot to death Thursday near his office in Phoenix. The gunman, described as a balding white man with a short brim hat, fled the area.

A day later, two paralegals — identified as Veleria Sharp, 48, and Laura Anderson, — were shot to death at the law office of Burt, Feldman and Grenier. Scottsdale police said those three killings were related.

#breaking suspect in #Phoenix and #Scottsdale murders has been cornered by police. LE sources tell me tactical teams raided his hotel, he opened fire. They gassed his room. And then they sent in a robot. Suspect is now dead, likely from self inflicted gunshot more on @GMA @ABC pic.twitter.com/5cz3qQGLbD
— Matt Gutman (@mattgutmanABC) June 4, 2018

#breaking Police confirm to @ABC the suspect in the Valley killing spree is dead. He committed suicide after opening fire on officers. #abc15 pic.twitter.com/BCskUvctgg
— Nohelani Graf (@NoheG) June 4, 2018

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