Arizona 'copycats' arrested in highway shootings
Three teenagers have been arrested in a spate of what police officials are calling "copycat" attacks linked to the highway shootings that have plagued the Phoenix area in recent weeks.
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said at a news conference that the 18-year-olds admitted to shooting rocks at 6 pedestrians and vehicles with a slingshot between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday.
One person, a 13-year-old girl, has been injured, though it remains unclear whether she was struck by a projectile or wounded by debris after the vehicle she was riding in was targeted.
“The victims were smart enough to get the license plate of the vehicle that pulled up alongside,” Arpaio told reporters, adding that their vigilance led to the teens' arrests.
Authorities said they found the suspects' vehicle in a Chandler neighborhood. The driver, Aaron Nottingham, admitted involvement before identifying two other suspects, Albert German and Christian Cook, the sheriff's office said.
(Aaron Nottingham, left, Albert Elijah German, center, and Christian Cook, right)
Arpaio declared that the attacks were "still serious" despite being copycat crimes.
Since August 29, more than 10 vehicles have been shot at along a stretch of Interstate 10 from central Phoenix to five miles west of downtown, leaving the city of Phoenix on edge.
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