Casa Grande Police Department
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Police Investigate Homicide - Arrests Made
Casa Grande, AZ – The Casa Grande Police Department has arrested 21-year-old Roberto Barrera and 20-year-old Victor Leal, both of Casa Grande, in connection with the March 11th murder of 30-year-old Arizona City resident Julian Reynolds. Both Barrera and Leal were taken into custody without incident and booked into the Pinal County Adult Detention Center. Charges of First-Degree Murder, Third Degree Burglary, and Tampering with Evidence are being submitted for both subjects to the Pinal County Attorney’s Office for review.
On March 11, 2023, at approximately 4:38 a.m., the Casa Grande Police Department received a 911 call reporting a shooting on Isom Road near the Elzy Pearson Shooting Range in Casa Grande. Patrol Officers arrived and discovered a deceased male on Isom Road, with what appeared to be multiple gunshot wounds to his body. This victim was eventually identified as Julian Reynolds.
Officers located a witness to the incident and immediately began developing leads. Detectives determined Roberto Barrera, Victor Leal, and a 16-year-old friend, were driving in the area and ran out of gas. They called another friend to bring them gas and as they waited, Barrera and Leal burglarized a vehicle they found. That vehicle belonged to Julian Reynolds, who was in the area of the range, collecting brass. Julian is known to frequent the area to collect brass casings. Julian confronted Barrera and Leal, resulting in the shooting death of Julian. The 16-year-old ran away from the scene. Barrera and Leal fled the scene in their vehicle, after taking some of the victim’s property.
Detectives began identifying known locations where Barrera and Leal lived and frequented. Both were located and taken into custody. Evidence of the crime, including the murder weapon and the victim’s property, were all located and directly linked to the suspects. CGPD K9 Blitz was utilized to search for the murder weapon, which he discovered in the desert near the original crime scene.
A fourth subject, a 16-year-old juvenile who was discovered to have assisted in hiding evidence, will also have charges of Tampering with Evidence submitted to the Pinal County Attorney’s Office. The juvenile friend that fled the original crime scene on foot was located, interviewed, and released to his parents with no charges at this time.
9h ·
* OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE *
Police Investigate Homicide - Arrests Made
Casa Grande, AZ – The Casa Grande Police Department has arrested 21-year-old Roberto Barrera and 20-year-old Victor Leal, both of Casa Grande, in connection with the March 11th murder of 30-year-old Arizona City resident Julian Reynolds. Both Barrera and Leal were taken into custody without incident and booked into the Pinal County Adult Detention Center. Charges of First-Degree Murder, Third Degree Burglary, and Tampering with Evidence are being submitted for both subjects to the Pinal County Attorney’s Office for review.
On March 11, 2023, at approximately 4:38 a.m., the Casa Grande Police Department received a 911 call reporting a shooting on Isom Road near the Elzy Pearson Shooting Range in Casa Grande. Patrol Officers arrived and discovered a deceased male on Isom Road, with what appeared to be multiple gunshot wounds to his body. This victim was eventually identified as Julian Reynolds.
Officers located a witness to the incident and immediately began developing leads. Detectives determined Roberto Barrera, Victor Leal, and a 16-year-old friend, were driving in the area and ran out of gas. They called another friend to bring them gas and as they waited, Barrera and Leal burglarized a vehicle they found. That vehicle belonged to Julian Reynolds, who was in the area of the range, collecting brass. Julian is known to frequent the area to collect brass casings. Julian confronted Barrera and Leal, resulting in the shooting death of Julian. The 16-year-old ran away from the scene. Barrera and Leal fled the scene in their vehicle, after taking some of the victim’s property.
Detectives began identifying known locations where Barrera and Leal lived and frequented. Both were located and taken into custody. Evidence of the crime, including the murder weapon and the victim’s property, were all located and directly linked to the suspects. CGPD K9 Blitz was utilized to search for the murder weapon, which he discovered in the desert near the original crime scene.
A fourth subject, a 16-year-old juvenile who was discovered to have assisted in hiding evidence, will also have charges of Tampering with Evidence submitted to the Pinal County Attorney’s Office. The juvenile friend that fled the original crime scene on foot was located, interviewed, and released to his parents with no charges at this time.
