The detectives determined that Kitagawa then sold the ghost gun to Litton on April 10 at a motel in Chandler, Arizona, which is a violation of Arizona law because it’s illegal for Kitagawa to possess a firearm as a convicted felon.

The gun used to critically injure two elementary school students in Butte County was a modified weapon — also known as a ghost gun — the shooter bought from a felon in Arizona, officials said Tuesday.

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Buckeye, along with a number of other metro Phoenix cities, are beginning to crack down on the use of illegal fireworks. The Buckeye City Council passed a city code amendment Tuesday that doubles the previous fine.

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A counselor at Lewis Prison in Buckeye was arrested on Jan. 3 after an investigation into drug and contraband cellphone smuggling, according to records filed in Maricopa Superior Court. Berman Comon, hired in 2013, had an office that three inmates used to package drugs for sale in the prison, according to court documents.

Authorities say Berman Joseph Comon is facing multiple felony charges related to smuggling contraband at the Lewis prison unit in Buckeye.

Jesse Kitagawa, a convicted felon, was arrested in Arizona for illegally selling the firearm used in the December 2024 school shooting in Oroville.

The man died on Jan. 14 after being in the hospital for two weeks with what was initially believed to be non-life-threatening injuries.

With potential budget cuts on their way, the city of Phoenix is looking into options to uphold a mandatory balanced budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year.

The gun was owned by Arizonan Jesse Kitagawa Jr., 45, who allegedly sold it to a suspected California gunman, 56-year-old Glenn Litton, police said.