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Phoenix Police Charge 21-Year-Old in Two Killings Linked to E-Bike Shooting Series

Police cite ballistic, video, phone data linking three November attacks to one suspect.

Overview

  • Adalberto Pablo Cordova Torres, 21, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Marcus Adams, 45, and Andreas Samuel Olguin, 29.
  • Investigators say 39 recovered 9mm casings from a Nov. 11 home shooting, a Nov. 24 killing near 19th Avenue and Greenway Road, and a Nov. 29 bus stop killing near 19th Avenue and Thunderbird Road all matched the same gun through NIBIN.
  • Surveillance footage showed a person on an electric bicycle and distinctive clothing, cellphone data placed the same phone at each scene, and prior body-camera video helped identify Cordova Torres.
  • Police reported finding an e-bike matching surveillance video and a handgun in his backpack when they contacted him, and court records note his overnight work schedule near the dates of the killings.
  • Cordova Torres is jailed on a $3 million bond with a Dec. 11 court date set, families have held vigils for the victims, and police say a motive has not been identified and the shootings appeared random.