PHOENIX - On Feb. 9, 2015, Lorenzo Dale Flores, 20, a member of the Gila River Indian Community, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John J. Tuchi to 168 months in prison. Flores pleaded guilty on Oct. 14, 2014, to second degree murder, occurring within the Gila River Indian Community.
On May 26, 2014, Flores shot the victim multiple times outside a home in Bapchule, Ariz.
The investigation in this case was conducted by the Gila River Police Department. The prosecution was handled by Raynette Logan, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona, Phoenix.
CASE NUMBER: CR-14-00923-PHX-JJT
RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-015_Flores
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys