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Katie Marie Johnson

Case from Scottsdale, AZ dated Mar 30, 2016

Victim Details

Katie Marie Johnson

Female

White / Caucasian

Scottsdale

AZ

2016-03-30

28

Katie

Marie Johnson

Primary Suspect Deceased

07/05/2026

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In a Scottsdale, Arizona, apartment, the life of 28-year-old Katie Marie Johnson came to a tragic end on March 30, 2016. The young woman was the victim of a violent domestic dispute that escalated to a fatal conclusion. Neighbors in her apartment complex reported hearing loud thumping sounds but did not initially realize they were gunshots. The tranquility of the evening was shattered by the actions of her boyfriend, 35-year-old Jose Gualberto Rios, an active staff sergeant in the Arizona Army N ...
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  • PD: Double shooting at Scottsdale apartment now a murder/suicide
  • azcentral: 2 dead in murder-suicide at Scottsdale apartment
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