In the late hours of a Thursday evening in Glendale, Arizona, the lives of two young men were tragically cut short by a burst of gunfire. On August 13, 2020, 16-year-old Daniel Wayne Richard Witt, a Caucasian male, was in the vicinity of 67th Avenue and Bethany Home Road when violence erupted. The specific circumstances that led to the fatal encounter remain unclear, but the end result was a double homicide that also claimed the life of 24-year-old Malik Davon Lee Collins.
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Police officers responded to the scene of the shooting to find both Witt and Collins with gunshot wounds. Despite the efforts of first responders, both young men were pronounced dead, their lives abruptly ended. In the immediate aftermath, police launched a homicide investigation into the double shooting, working to piece together the events of that night. Investigators canvassed the area for evidence and sought information from the public, hoping to identify those responsible for the senseless act.
In the days that followed, the initial news reports confirmed that police were actively investigating the case but had not yet identified any suspects. No descriptions of potential assailants were released to the public, and the motive for the shooting was not immediately known. As time has passed, there have been no subsequent public announcements from the Glendale Police Department regarding any arrests made in connection with the murders of Daniel Witt and Malik Collins, leaving their case unsolved in the public record.
