Overview

• Scottsdale police and the Maricopa County medical examiner’s office have launched a death investigation into the fatal July 7 swarm attack.
• Two of the three workers stung on the roof of Vi at Silverstone senior living remain hospitalized in stable condition.
• A professional beekeeper has been scheduled to remove the aggressive hive to prevent further incidents at the facility.
• The attack struck workers removing stucco on a rooftop column, killing 65-year-old Nicolas Lopez Soto of Gilbert.
• Africanized honeybees dominate Arizona’s wild populations and are known for mass stinging when their hives are disturbed.