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Arizona teen allegedly shoots dead pregnant girlfriend, 16, after demanding she ‘kill the baby’

Nypost · · 430 words · By Anna Young
Criminal Justice Failure Domestic violence Teenage Crime
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12 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Michael Sanchez, 18, was thrown behind bars after opening fire on his girlfriend, Rylee Montgomery, and her two friends – including a 17-year-old girl who was also pregnant – outside a Buckeye home around 8:15 p.m. Thursday”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm Michael Sanchez, 18, shot Rylee Montgomery and two friends (including a pregnant 17-year-old) outside a Buckeye home around 8:15 p.m. on a Thursday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Michael Sanchez, 18, was thrown behind bars after opening fire on his girlfriend, Rylee Montgomery, and her two friends – including a 17-year-old girl who was also pregnant – outside a Buckeye home ar…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/16/us-news/controlling-arizona-te…
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web search NEUTRAL — According to the Buckeye Police Department, the shooting happened outside a home in the Westpark neighborhood around 8:15 p.m. Police said 16-year-old Rylee Montgomery’s on-again, off-again boyfriend,…
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/05/16/it-was-baby-girl-ma…
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web search NEUTRAL — Pregnant 16-year-old Rylee Montgomery died at the scene, while a 17-year-old pregnant girl and a 22-year-old woman were rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/man-18-accused-…
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“Montgomery and her unborn baby died at the scene.”
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Multiple sources confirm that Rylee Montgomery and her unborn child died at the scene of the shooting.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rylee Montgomery, 16, and her unborn child died in a shooting on Thursday May, 14. Two other victims, including a pregnant 17-year-old, were critically injured in the incident. Michael Sanchez, 18, ha…
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/man-18-accused-…
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web search NEUTRAL — At the scene, they found three female victims suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim, identified as Rylee Montgomery, 16, who was pregnant at the time, died at the scene along with her unborn child…
https://www.gossipherald.com/news/56070-pregnant-16-year-old…
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web search NEUTRAL — Michael Sanchez, 18, is accused of shooting and killing 16-year-old Rylee Montgomery in Buckeye. Her unborn child also died.(AZFamily/Maricopa County Sheriff's Office/courtesy).
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/05/16/it-was-baby-girl-ma…
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“Her expecting pal and a 22-year-old woman were rushed to a local hospital in critical condition”
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While the provided Wikipedia results were irrelevant, the web search results specifically confirm that a pregnant 17-year-old and a 22-year-old woman were rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 30, 2022, a ten-year-old girl from Columbus, Ohio, United States, traveled to Indiana to get an abortion because abortion law in Ohio did not provide an exception for minor children who became…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Ohio_child-rape_and_India…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the second presidency of Donald Trump, federal immigration enforcement policies and operations have resulted in the documented arrest, death, detention, and removal of American citizens. As of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportations_of_U.S._citizens_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On November 30, 2022, in Paradise, Texas, seven-year-old Athena Presley Monroe Strand (May 23, 2015 – November 30, 2022) was kidnapped and murdered by FedEx driver Tanner Lynn Horner (born August 8, 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Athena_Strand
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“Sanchez turned violent in February after the slain teen got pregnant and refused his chilling demands to “kill the baby.””
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The evidence provided confirms the shooting and the pregnancy, but the specific detail about the 'chilling demands to kill the baby' in February is not explicitly corroborated across multiple independent news reports in the provided snippets, though it appears in the context of the case.
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web search NEUTRAL — Michael Sanchez, 18, was thrown behind bars after opening fire on his girlfriend, Rylee Montgomery, and her two friends. Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. One of of Montgomery's friends was shot at le…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/16/us-news/controlling-arizona-te…
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web search NEUTRAL — Michael Sanchez, 18, is accused of shooting and killing 16-year-old Rylee Montgomery in Buckeye. Her unborn child also died.(AZFamily/Maricopa County Sheriff's Office/courtesy).
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/05/16/it-was-baby-girl-ma…
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web search NEUTRAL — A man in Arizona fatally shot his pregnant girlfriend hours after he vowed to "get" her and then "take care of" himself, authorities say. Michael Sanchez, 18, was arrested on Friday in the death of 16…
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/im-going-to-get-you-man-gunned…
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“He even went so far to choke her at our house.”
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The claim regarding choking is mentioned in the context of a GoFundMe page cited in web results, but not independently confirmed by police reports or multiple news agencies in the provided text.
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web search NEUTRAL — According to police, 16-year-old Rylee Montgomery’s on-again, off-again boyfriend, 18-year-old Michael Sanchez, shot and killed her and their unborn child. Sanchez is also accused of shooting two of M…
https://www.kold.com/2026/05/15/suspect-arrested-after-pregn…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sanchez was "in a romantic relationship with Montgomery" that her family said was abusive. "Our sweet girl fell victim to a controlling boy," a GoFundMe set up for her states. "He started off very swe…
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/im-going-to-get-you-man-gunned…
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web search NEUTRAL — Michael Sanchez, 18, is accused of shooting and killing 16-year-old Rylee Montgomery in Buckeye. Her unborn child also died.(AZFamily/Maricopa County Sheriff's Office/courtesy).
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/05/16/it-was-baby-girl-ma…
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“Montgomery broke up with Sanchez in March – only for him to allegedly point a gun at her face”
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The detail about pointing a gun at her face after a breakup in March is attributed to a GoFundMe page in the web search results, rather than multiple independent news sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — "When she broke up with him in March, he decided to point a gun at her face and told her she wasn't allowed," the GoFundMe goes on. "He would go through her phone and delete all her male contacts, eve…
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/im-going-to-get-you-man-gunned…
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web search NEUTRAL — Preacher doesn't flinch as activist points apparent gun at his head. Preacher Kevin Kihara hardly moved a muscle during the shocking caught-on-camera incident.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/preacher-doesnt-flinch-activist-p…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rylee Montgomery. @montgrylee. · Sep 17, 2020. I can't believe this app is free. Rylee Montgomery.@montgrylee. · Feb 26, 2020. babygirl it’s literally just michael jackson chill. Quote Tweet. diana.
https://twitter.com/montgrylee
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“He then sent disturbing photos of himself with a gun to his head alongside a text, “I’m going to get you.””
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The provided web search results for this claim are completely irrelevant, discussing Jeff Bezos and an AI photo editor, and do not mention Michael Sanchez's texts to Rylee Montgomery.
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web search NEUTRAL — The feds pointed to text messages sent from Sanchez's phone to Michael Sanchez's phone on May 10, 2018 and July 3, 2018. Those texts reportedly contained a shirtless photo from Bezos as well as a "fli…
https://www.complex.com/life/a/cmplxjoshua-espinoza/lauren-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Prosecutors have evidence showing that Sanchez sent the private texts — including nude selfies of Bezos, with whom she was having an affair before his divorce from wife MacKenzie — to her brother, acc…
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/how-jeff-bezos-girlfr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Edit Photos with Natural Language - AI Photo Editor. Upload your image, choose an editing mode, enter a prompt — combine background swap, filter, lighting, object removal and image composition to get …
https://ezenhancer.ai/photo-editor/
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“The frightened teen reported the incident to police, but authorities allegedly said there wasn’t enough evidence to file charges”
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The provided web search results for this claim discuss a ballroom dancer named Rylee Arnold and are entirely irrelevant to the case of Rylee Montgomery.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rylee Arnold (born June 5, 2005) is an American Latin and ballroom dancer. She first gained recognition for her appearances on the children's television series Dancing with the Stars: Juniors (2018), …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rylee_Arnold
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web search NEUTRAL — Rylee Arnold (@ryleearnold) on TikTok | 176.5M Likes. 1.8M Followers. DWTS PRO🪩💃🏼 🤩 Partnership inquiries: teamrylee@smithsaint.com 🤍.Watch Rylee Arnold's popular videos: "Mines @walkerlyons ...", "We…
https://www.tiktok.com/@ryleearnold
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 8, 2026 · DWTS pro Rylee Arnold is ending an important chapter in her life that has been a constant for her and her fans for more than two years.
https://heavy.com/sports/college-football/usc-trojans/dwts-r…
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“the pregnant victim struck in the back – nearly bleeding out before being forced to deliver her baby boy prematurely at just 25 weeks”
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“Police said Sanchez fled the deadly scene and was later tracked to a home in Avondale, about 18 miles away, where he was cuffed and booked on multiple charges, including two counts of first-degree murder.”
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“The unhinged boyfriend was reportedly wearing an ankle monitor on the night of the deadly shooting.”
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“Sanchez was placed on felony probation and ordered to wear the monitoring device in March in connection with a DUI”
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