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The Nov. 22 murder of 16-year-old Esteban Valenzuela in Maricopa Meadows is linked to an armed robbery, with indications of involvement in drug trafficking, according to...
![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...
![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)
