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Peoria Police Department
Police Administration


Mike Tellef
Public Information Office
Phone: 623-773-8052
Cell: 623-734-8319

MEDIA INFORMATION RELEASE


09/01/06

 
Police search for suspect in shooting


Suspect

Thomas Warren Rye, 26 years of age
While male, 5’-9”, 180-200 lbs., hazel eyes, brown short shaved hair with goatee

Possibly driving a 1979 Ford Van, white in color with an Arizona license plate of
063-WFD or a 1993 Infiniti J-30, green in color, unknown plate

Could be in the Phoenix metro or the Prescott Valley areas.

On Monday, August 28, 2006, at about 10:05 p.m. the Peoria Police Department responded to a subject with a gun call at the Camden Sierra Apartments located at 8820 W. Bell Road. The investigation revealed that one round had penetrated the outside wall of an adjacent apartment and struck the frame of a chair that the resident was sitting in nearly striking her. While officers were still at the scene, another call was received of two subjects who had arrived at the Diamond Shamrock at 7473 W. Thunderbird Road with one of the subjects having a head injury that turned out to be caused by being hit with an unknown object. As a result of the investigation, the Peoria Police Department is looking for the suspect listed above as he has been identified as the one who fired the shots.

If anyone knows where the suspect is located they are asked to call the Peoria Police at 623-773-8311 or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS.

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