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July 4, 2018
Goodyear teen killed in crash called an ‘angel’ By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski and Aliyah Chavez Tributes are pouring in for 13-year-old Edgar Nuñez-Hernandez of Goodyear, who was killed in a two-car crash at Yuma Road and Village Boulevard on June 25. “Edgar was an extraordinary student and leader,” said Dr. Lupita Ley Hightower, superintendent at Tolleson Elementary School District. “He would always make it a point to include all around him and made them feel welcome.” The Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School pupil served as student body vice president; a chief science officer; news anchor for the school’s Aztec Morning News; a member of the National Junior Honor Society and frequent volunteer at Stella’s Farmers Market. His goal, according to Tolleson Mayor Anna Tovar, was to be student body president by the eighth grade. “Edgar touched all our lives and we will always remember him,” Hightower said. “We are devastated with the loss of this angel.” Tovar expressed her sorrow on social media. “On behalf of city of Tolleson council members and our entire staff, we send our deepest condolences as we mourn the passing of Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary
Classmates light candles in honor of Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School student Edgar NuñezHernandez. (West Valley View photo by Jordan Christopher)
School student Edgar Nuñez-Hernandez. “This past December, Edgar was awarded a laptop at our Luces de Navidad festival for being an amazing role model student. When asked what he wanted to be when he grew up, he stated a surgeon.” A candlelight vigil was held July 1 in the
courtyard of Porfirio Elementary in Edgar’s memory. Hundreds of attendees included family members, teachers, classmates, the Tolleson fire department and community members, many of whom wore Aztec
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Jesse Wilson’s autopsy report: Death ‘undetermined’ By Aliyah Chavez Jesse Wilson’s autopsy report calls his cause and manner of death “undetermined,” according to the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office. The forensic anthropology report states
the 10-year-old boy who went missing in July 2016 had several broken bones, but did not specify if those injuries happened before or after his death. Further toxicology tests show that Jesse had common aller-
gy medications in his system. Authorities describe his death as a homicide, but have not named a suspect. They
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