December 11, 2014
Man pleads not guilty in fatal shooting of Ahwatukee woman
PHOENIX (CBS5/AP) - A man accused in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old woman in Ahwatukee and the wounding of her 2-month-old daughter has pleaded not guilty.
Maricopa County prosecutors say 30-year-old Allyn Smith entered his plea Wednesday. His initial pretrial conference is scheduled for April 15.
Smith surrendered to authorities on Feb. 10 and was jailed on suspicion of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and child abuse.
Phoenix Police Sgt. Jonathan Howard said that prior to the homicide, Lawrence and Smith were in a dispute over paternity of the baby.
The woman and infant were found Dec. 11 in the area of 18th Avenue and Liberty Lane on the south side of South Mountain, near 17th Avenue and Pecos Road.
Lawrence was shot in the back of the head, a Phoenix Fire Department spokesman said. She was taken to a hospital, where she later died.
The baby girl was shot in the leg and was hospitalized in critical condition. She was expected to survive.
Howard said Lawrence lived in the Valley but not near the neighborhood where she was found.
http://www.azfamily.com/story/276089...hwatukee-woman
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