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Phoenix Police Arrest Victim’s Boyfriend in 2023 Killing of Karissa Hamilton

Police say a separate investigation led Nicholes to make statements that tied him to the case.

Overview

  • Phoenix police said Thursday they arrested Andre Jermaine Gentry Nicholes in the 2023 killing of Karissa Danyelle Hamilton.
  • Officers found Hamilton shot on Feb. 5, 2023, inside a running gray Nissan Altima at Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix.
  • Investigators say officers working a separate case took Nicholes into custody and then questioned him about Hamilton’s death.
  • Police report Nicholes made statements that linked him to the homicide, and detectives identified him as Hamilton’s boyfriend at the time.
  • He was booked on first-degree murder, theft, and trafficking in stolen property, and his bond was set at $2 million.