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Chaz Schmitz

Case from Auburn, WA dated Jul 05, 2015

Victim Details

Chaz Schmitz

Male

White / Caucasian

Auburn

WA

2015-07-05

31

Chaz

Schmitz

07/18/2026

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In the warm evening of July 5, 2015, a dispute in Auburn, Washington's Les Gove Park tragically cut short the life of 31-year-old Chaz Schmitz, a White Caucasian male. Schmitz, along with a 29-year-old woman named Sara Arthur, was at the park when an argument erupted with another man. The verbal altercation quickly escalated to a fatal confrontation.

The man they were arguing with, identified as Charles C. Petrich, a 39-year-old transient, retrieved a. 22 caliber rifle from his white Chev ...
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  • seattlepi.com: Charge: Armed felon killed 2 in Auburn park
  • KOMO: Suspect arrested in double homicide at popular Auburn park
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    I've been following the tragic case of Chaz Schmitz and Sara Arthur, and I wanted... ...Read More
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