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Police identifies woman, son killed last Thursday in Mesa
Mesa Police officials have identified a woman and her 10-year-old son who was killed on August 29. FOX 10's Matt Galka reports.
MESA, Ariz. - Mesa Police officials have identified a woman and her 10-year-old son who was killed on August 29.
On Monday, police officials identified the woman as 30-year-old Ana Leticia Valenzuela, and the boy as Yudiel Valenzuela. Valenzuela had celebrated her 30th birthday just two days prior to her death.
“I know them from collecting be rent and stuff. They were a very sweet family,” said Calvin Freeman.
In earlier reports, Mesa Police officials say its officers responded to a home near McKellips Road and Mesa Drive at 3:45 a.m. on August 29 for reports of shots fired. After arriving at the home, police found the bodies of Valenzuela and her son.
Police say it appears more than a dozen shots were fired inside the home, and at least eight people were sleeping in the mobile home. Of the people inside, Valenzuela and her son were the only ones who were hit.
"Awful. I hope they find them really soon because that makes it really scary, especially when you live around here in this neighborhood," said neighbor Shelby Carr on Thursday.
"We keep them in our thoughts and prayers, but also people have to move forward and have to live. I’m anxious to have the details of what happened and why to be brought forth," said Freeman, who has started taking donations for the family. Multiple people have asked or stop by, giving anything they can.
"$5, $10, $15. I think we’ve had $45 from one person just trying to give what they can give," said Freeman. "The community here is not rich, so $5 means a lot to some of these people."