Phoenix, Arizona: One Arrested After Deaths Of Three Cousins Found Dead In The West Valley

"Sol Prendido" for Borderland Beat

Family is searching for answers after three cousins from Mexico were found dead in Phoenix.

Officials say one person was arrested in connection to the murder investigation of three cousins from Mexico, whose bodies were found in the West Valley.

Abimael Jimenez Morenos, 16, Isauro Martinez Dominguez, 21, and Herminio Perez Ramirez, 28, were found dead near 99th Avenue and Mobile Lane, south of Broadway Road, last month.

The victims were cousins from Oaxaca, Mexico. The three were reportedly driving to Wisconsin to live with relatives and start a better life, the family said. However, they didn't know what led to their deaths or who was responsible.

ABC15 was at the scene near 19th and Monroe streets late Wednesday morning when officials were combing through a home and at least two people were detained by police.

Police said Thursday morning one person, identified as 21-year-old Juan Vargas, was arrested Wednesday night in the case. They did not immediately say how Vargas was involved.

Officials had asked the public for information in the killings and The Consulate General of Mexico in Phoenix previously said they were making sure a full-scale investigation be done.

The victims had obvious signs of trauma, Phoenix police said after the incident. The family is working to bring the bodies of the slain cousins back home to Mexico.

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