Police confirmed yesterday that a prominent border militia leader and reputed neo-Nazi was among the five shot dead in an apparent murder suicide at a home in a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona.
A gunman opened fire at a house in Gilbert on Wednesday, killing 15-month- old Lily Mederos and three adults before turning the gun on himself, Gilbert police said.
Among the dead was Jason Todd “JT” Ready (39), who founded the US Border Guard, a private-citizen militia that hunts for drug traffickers near the Mexican border, police said. Also killed were Lisa Mederos (47), Amber Mederos (23) and Jim Hiott (24).
Police declined to confirm local media reports Ready was the gunman.
He had long-held ties to neo-Nazi groups, the Anti-Defamation League says. – (Reuters)
