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Flagstaff Woman Arrested in Mother's Fatal Shooting After Police Heard Gunshot

Detectives are executing a search warrant as the case moves toward formal charges.

Overview

  • Officers were dispatched just after 4 a.m. Sunday to a Terrace Avenue home near Historic Route 66 and Elden Street for a noise complaint.
  • Police reported hearing a single gunshot from inside as they approached the front door.
  • At the door, officers contacted Mea Brodie, who acknowledged a gun had fired and then tried to close the door before being detained.
  • Inside the living room, officers found Doris Brodie dead from an apparent single gunshot wound, and authorities identified her as the suspect's mother.
  • Mea Brodie is in custody and will be charged with murder, with investigators processing the scene and asking anyone with information to call Flagstaff police at 928-774-1414.