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A suspect has been arrested in the case of thestrangulation death of Diane Craig, a passenger on a Phoenix, Ariz. bus.
The Phoenix Police Department announced viaits Facebookon Tuesday night that primary suspect Joshua Bagley, 26, has been arrested.
“After several days and tireless efforts that were a collaborative partnership between several units in the police department and the community,” the announcement read, Bagley was taken into custody on Tuesday afternoon.
“Police were called to the area about a suspicious person that matched Bagley’s description. Mr. Bagley is currently in police custody as the booking and interview process is completed,” the statement continued, going on to say that more information will be provided as it becomes available.
Joshua Bagley.Phoenix Police Department
She was taken to a hospital where she died from her injuries later that day.
At the time on Friday, details about the attack were scarce — and a police spokesman, Sgt. Vincent Cole, declined to elaborate, saying investigators didn’t want to alert the alleged assailant to what they knew.
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But “throughout the course of the investigation, detectives were able to gather enough evidence to name Joshua Bagley a suspect in her death,” Cole said.
Cole would not say how or why investigators identified Bagley, or whether he had any connection to the victim.
A memorial can be found at the Park and Ride near 27th Avenue and Baseline Road in Laveen, close to where Craig was found on Friday, according to NBC Phoenix affiliate12 News.
“Diane was a wonderful person. She was so full of life,” Roshuanda Boss, one of Craig’s cousins, told the outlet at the makeshift memorial.
“She definitely did not deserve this. Our family is hurting,” Boss added.
Her father Edward Craig wrote on the page, “She is my oldest daughter and I need help with her homegoing plans.”
“Please help us, she did not deserve this,” he added. “God bless everyone. Rest in peace.”
source: people.com
