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Father, daughter die in plane crash near Cordes Lakes BY SARAH DONAHUE Foothills Focus Staff Writer
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Peoria father and his daughter departed Deer Valley Airport for Page in a small, noncommercial aircraft on October 24 but never reached their destination. The two victims of the fatal plane crash, 34-year-old pilot William “Bill” Engel Bell and his 8-year-old daughter, Amira Caballero, were reported missing on October 25, prompting the search for the aircraft, according to information from the Yavapai County Sheriff ’s Office.
see PLANE CRASH page 10
William “Bill” Engel Bell, 34, and his 8-year-old daughter, Amira Caballero, died in a plane crash. (Submitted photo)
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Domestic violence incident leaves three people dead
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BY SARAH DONAHUE Foothills Focus Staff Writer
Cave Creek has vacancies on commissions, boards
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he victims of a deadly domestic violence incident near 2200 W. Roy Rogers Road at I-17 and Jomax have been named. Shannon Hursh, 46, died at the hospital after being transported by the Phoenix Fire Department, and her 13-year-old son, Caden Sarver, died several days later at the hospital, according to a family friend. The 53-year-old suspect and the teen’s dad, Paul Sarver, was pronounced dead
October 25 at the scene after being shot by two responding police officers, according to Sgt. Maggie Cox, Phoenix Police Department spokeswoman. Officers found their 11-year-old daughter at a neighbor’s house unscathed, according to the authorities. A GoFundMe titled “Gone too soon” was created to raise money for Hursh’s funeral expenses. In addition, money raised will go to Hursh’s mother to help take care of the two children, the website stated before Caden died. “Shannon was an amazing mother and
friend who was valued and loved beyond measure,” the GoFundMe’s organizer, Pamala Brown, wrote on the page. “Her presence and life is (sic) already truly missed by many. She loved her kids more then (sic) words can describe and did everything she could for them.” Police arrived on the scene at around 10 p.m., responding to multiple 911 calls about a fight. A neighbor called the police after Sarver asked if he could borrow a gun to commit
see VIOLENCE page 4