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February 5, 2020
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Man killed over parking space BY TOM SCANLON
West Valley View Managing Editor
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Police say an argument over a parking space led to the killing of Tyler Wilson, 31, Wednesday, Jan. 29, in Glendale’s Westgate Entertainment District. Wilson, a welder and mechanic at Avondale’s Purgatory Industries, was on his way to a hot rod show. According to Jay O’Neill of the Glendale Police Department, Wilson, an Avondale resident, was a passenger in a vehicle when he was involved in a verbal altercation over a parking space with the driver of a silver four-door sedan. “The suspect vehicle pulled ahead of
Wilson’s vehicle and Wilson exited his vehicle, where the argument escalated. The driver of the silver sedan fired multiple shots at Wilson and then fled,” said O’Neill. The shooting happened at 7:10 p.m. in a Westgate parking lot. Wilson was found by emergency responders suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. “Glen-
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Glendale Police released a photo of a car driven by a man they say shot and killed Tyler Wilson at Westgate Entertainment District Jan. 29. (Photo courtesy Glendale Police)
$2.9 million deal for Buckeye school BY TOM SCANLON
West Valley View Managing Editor
Buckeye is the fastest-growing city in the United States. With about 30% of the Buckeye population under 19, it means a sharp demand for schools. Enter Edkey Inc., also known as Sequoia Charter Schools. Edkey recently purchased 9 acres in Buckeye Parkway Center on Verrado Way, just south of Interstate 10. Edkey paid $2.9 million for the site, and plans to open a school there in months.
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Edkey Inc., also known as Sequoia Charter Schools, paid $2.9 million for 9 acres in Buckeye Parkway Center, where it plans to open “a high-performing elementary school” this fall. (Image courtesy Edkey)
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