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(La Paz County Sheriff's Office via AP)
TEMPE, Arizona – In the suburbs of Phoenix, a Lyft driver stabbed his pregnant wife, killing the woman and her unborn child before stealing her vehicle and driving over a distance of 150 km before being stopped According to authorities, near the California border,
Tempe police said that Kristina Howato, 39, was in the third quarter of her pregnancy and that she had left two young children.
Fabian Durazo, 20, was currently arrested in
It was difficult to determine Monday whether Durazo had a lawyer who could speak on his behalf.
It is not known whether on Monday there was a murder leader for first degree murder and one for kidnapping and armed robbery. ] THE LYFT DRIVER PILOT LIES OUT IN THE PARKING AFTER LEARNING THAT THE GUARD WOULD ALLOW ONLY $ 6 RIDE
Howato worked early as a Lyft driver when she received a withdrawal request to West Tempe, said Sgt. Ron Elcock, a spokesman for the police.
Durazo allegedly attacked Howato when they arrived at an apartment complex about half a kilometer away and ran away in his utility vehicle.
Police officers intercepted him around 1:30 am receive information about a woman shouting in the parking lot.
They found Howato suffering multiple stab wounds.
Officials from the Arizona Department of Public Safety used GPS tracking to locate the stolen SUV on Interstate 10 near Quartzsite, about 25 miles from the Arizona-California and Durazo line . arrested in custody Sunday afternoon.
The police stated that they did not believe that Durazo and Howato knew each other and that the motive for the deadly assault was undetermined.
CLICK HERE TO OBTAIN THE FOX NEWS APP (19659014). 19659005] "Throughout our officer career, we have incidents that really affect us and that remain with you throughout your career," Elcock said at a press conference. "This is definitely one of those incidents that will actually affect the police service for a long time."
A representative of the Lyft police, based in San Francisco, said, "We were shocked and deeply saddened to learn this tragedy. and our thoughts are with the family and friends of the victims. "
million. Lyft said he was participating in the investigation, adding that the passenger's account had been permanently deactivated.
