Phoenix murder suspects arrested after being accused of fatally shooting a man and mutilating his body for being gay.
Murder Suspects Arrested After Fatally Shooting Phoenix Man and Mutilating His Body Because He Was Gay
Three Phoenix murder suspects arrested reportedly in their early 20s were accused of fatally shooting a 30-year-old man named Bernardo Pantaleon, and the murder suspects arrested later mutilated his dead body just because the victim was gay.
According to a report published in NBC News, the murder suspects arrested fatally shot the victim and mutilated his body, which was later found naked in a park, wherein authorities responded to the report after the murder suspects arrested sent the photos of the victim’s dead body to his family.
During the investigation, authorities learned that the murder suspects arrested targeted the victim with horrible comments due to his sexuality and his glamorous clothing as the murder suspects arrested continued messaging the victim days before fatally shooting him.
Murder Suspects Arrested Admitted to Killing Phoenix Man Who Was Found Dead and Mutilated
Following their arrests, the murder suspects arrested admitted to killing the victim, who was found dead and mutilated in a park, and confessed to planning the murder beforehand.
The three murder suspects arrested faced first-degree murder charges after fatally shooting the victim and mutilating his body and remained in police custody, Fox News reported.