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Maricopa, AZ—Detectives from the Maricopa Police Department’s Crime Scene Unit are investigating a murder that occurred in the early hours of November 23 on Dancer Lane,...
![Esteban Valenzuela's face and a candle from the National Gun Violence Memorial website over a photograph of the 16-year-old's Nov. 25 memorial vigil on Dancer Lane in the Maricopa Meadows. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://arizonanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Illuminating-Hope-Valenzuela-Commemorates-Victims-at-National-Gun-Violence-Memorial-1000x600.jpeg)
![Esteban Valenzuela's face and a candle from the National Gun Violence Memorial website over a photograph of the 16-year-old's Nov. 25 memorial vigil on Dancer Lane in the Maricopa Meadows. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://arizonanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Illuminating-Hope-Valenzuela-Commemorates-Victims-at-National-Gun-Violence-Memorial-400x240.jpeg)
![Esteban Valenzuela's face and a candle from the National Gun Violence Memorial website over a photograph of the 16-year-old's Nov. 25 memorial vigil on Dancer Lane in the Maricopa Meadows. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://arizonanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Illuminating-Hope-Valenzuela-Commemorates-Victims-at-National-Gun-Violence-Memorial-80x80.jpeg)
A recent murder case from Maricopa has gained national attention through the National Gun Violence Memorial website. The memorial site has dedicated a space to honor...
Newly uncovered police reports reveal that 16-year-old Esteban Valenzuela, fatally shot in Maricopa Meadows on November 22, was previously identified as a suspect in a violent...
![Isaiah Bandin, 15, posted his illegal activities on TikTok before he allegedly murdered a fellow teen boy, Esteban Valenzuela. [@Isaiah_Bandin/TikTok]](https://arizonanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Ak-Chin-Teen-Isaiah-Bandin-A-Troubled-Life-Leads-to-Murder-1000x600.png)
![Isaiah Bandin, 15, posted his illegal activities on TikTok before he allegedly murdered a fellow teen boy, Esteban Valenzuela. [@Isaiah_Bandin/TikTok]](https://arizonanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Ak-Chin-Teen-Isaiah-Bandin-A-Troubled-Life-Leads-to-Murder-400x240.png)
![Isaiah Bandin, 15, posted his illegal activities on TikTok before he allegedly murdered a fellow teen boy, Esteban Valenzuela. [@Isaiah_Bandin/TikTok]](https://arizonanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Ak-Chin-Teen-Isaiah-Bandin-A-Troubled-Life-Leads-to-Murder-80x80.png)
Isaiah Bandin, a 15-year-old, has been charged with the murder of 16-year-old Esteban Valenzuela in Maricopa, according to reports from InMaricopa. This accusation stems from a...
