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Zariah Finley Dodd

Case from Phoenix, AZ dated Jul 05, 2025

Victim Details

Zariah Finley Dodd

Female

Black / African American

Phoenix

AZ

2025-07-05

16

Zariah

Finley Dodd

06/26/2026

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On the morning of July 5, 2025, 16-year-old Zariah Finley Dodd, a Black female, was found shot to death in the grass at Marivue Park in west Phoenix, near 55th Avenue and Osborn Road. She had left a group home in Surprise, Arizona, the previous evening, telling staff she was going for a walk on the night of July 4 and never returned. Shortly after sunrise, around 5:58 a.m., Phoenix police responded to reports of unknown trouble at the park and discovered her unresponsive with a gunshot wound; fi ...
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  • Two suspects in custody after deadly shooting of pregnant 16-year-old girl at Phoenix park
  • FOX 10 Phoenix: Who killed Zariah Dodd? Pregnant 16-year-old left Surprise group home, found shot and killed at Phoenix park
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