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Arnold Ray Carpenter Jr.

Case from Phoenix, AZ dated Oct 22, 2016

Victim Details

Arnold Ray Carpenter Jr.

Male

White / Caucasian

Phoenix

AZ

2016-10-22

49

Arnold

Ray Carpenter Jr.

07/25/2026

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In the autumn of 2016, a Phoenix man's life was cut short in an act of violence that left police searching for answers. Arnold Ray Carpenter Jr., a 49-year-old male, was killed by gunfire on Saturday, October 22, 2016. The shooting occurred in west Phoenix, but the specific circumstances surrounding the incident were not immediately clear to investigators.

In the days that followed, the Phoenix Police Department reached out to the public for assistance in solving the case. By early Novemb ...
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