Bailea Rae McDermott, 24, was shot to death in the midtown Tucson home she shared with her sister.
A woman found shot to death last week was killed by a man who had been harassing her sister, Tucson police and court documents say.Her sister, who'd been targeted for harassment by Pitko after she rejected him, found McDermott's body April 6, inside their house in the 4300 block of East Linden Street, police said in a news release.
People are also reading… She then called Pitko and told him what happened. She also told him about the surveillance footage she was expecting to get. She also watched footage from the arson attempt. The man in that video wore a mask and she was unable to confirm it was Pitko. However, she did note that the would-be arsonist had a body like Pitko, the complaint said.
Police said there were no signs of forced entry, but that it looked like someone tried to smash a window with a brick.When detectives talked to Pitko’s mother and brother, they said Pitko had told them that he shot his girlfriend. The brother was also able to identify the hat found at the scene as Pitko’s, the complaint said.He told police he got upset after seeing the woman at her house with another man. He then slashed her tires.Pitko refused to answer questions about the fatal shooting.
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