Police say they have made arrests in connection with a shooting at an apparent house party in the Pinal County city that left one person dead and another injured. Writes fox10phoenix.com
Casa Grande Police say three people have been arrested in connection to the shooting - a 16-year-old boy from Casa Grande, a 17-year-old boy from Coolidge, and Jesiah Amaru Street, an 18-year-old Coolidge man.
At around 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 26, officers responded to reports of a shooting near Pinal Avenue and Kortsen Road. That's where they found two girls, both 17, who were shot.
The teen who died, identified by police as 17-year-old Hailey Stephens, was shot in the head and died on Nov. 26.
According to our initial report, the other teen, also a 17-year-old, was shot in the arm and is expected to survive.
Police described more in detail, saying, "Based on evidence and information identified on scene, Detectives have determined a house party was being held in a vacant home on Silver Reef Road. An altercation took place between an unknown number of party attendees. At some point during this altercation, shots were fired between the parties involved."
The girls don't appear to have been involved and were "innocent victims of stray gunfire."
Casa Grande Union High School District says the teens were students.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the families, and we are respecting their privacy at this time," the district said on Nov. 26.
Hailey's parents say they want justice for their daughter.
