Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos mentioned he believes Nancy Guthrie was focused and that the suspect could “absolutely” strike again.
Guthrie, 84, was final seen at her residence exterior of Tucson on Jan. 31 and was reported lacking the subsequent day. Authorities imagine she was kidnapped, kidnapped or in any other case taken towards her will.
Nanos, in an interview with NBC News, mentioned investigators imagine they know why Guthrie was focused however would not give particulars.
“We believe we know why he did this, and we believe that it was targeted, but we, we can’t, we’re not 100% sure of that,” Nanos mentioned within the interview. “So it’d be silly to tell people, ‘Yeah, don’t worry about it. You’re, you’re not his target.’ Don’t think for a minute that because it happened to the Guthrie family, you’re safe. No, keep your wits about you.”
Nanos advised NBC News he is deliberately withholding their concept and different particulars within the case, citing the integrity of the investigation.
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