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Keith Steele

Case from Phoenix, AZ dated Aug 17, 2015

Victim Details

Keith Steele

Male

Black / African American

Phoenix

AZ

2015-08-17

18

Keith

Steele

07/05/2026

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In the late summer of 2015, an argument outside a Phoenix hotel escalated into a fatal encounter for 18-year-old Keith Steele. The young man and his 17-year-old girlfriend were at the La Quinta Inn near Interstate 17 and Thomas Road on a Monday when a dispute broke out with another individual. The verbal confrontation quickly turned violent.

The suspect, identified as 21-year-old Elijah Shelton III, allegedly brandished a handgun and began firing at the couple as they attempted to flee th ...
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  • azcentral: Phoenix police ID victim and suspect in fatal motel shooting
  • Phoenix police ID victim and suspect in fatal shooting at motel.
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