Police are on the hunt for a man captured on surveillance video walking into the Phoenix LGBTQ youth center with a canister of gasoline, dousing the place, and then lighting it on fire.
The arson attack happened at the one·n·ten Youth Center in Phoneix on July 12 at around 11:00 am.
According to local news station KSAZ:
The fire at the LGBTQ youth center, according to officials, took place at around 11:00 a.m. on July 12. According to a statement released Wednesday afternoon, recovered video evidence led to the discovery of arson. Now, fire officials are asking for the public’s help, as they search for a man identified as 26-year-old Darren William Beach, Jr. Fire officials released little information on Beach, but did identify him as being 6? 2? tall, weighing approximately 280 lbs.
Authorities say they are not handling the arson attack as a hate crime since the suspect used to be a client at the center. His motivations for burning the building are also unclear.
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Spike
Do they not lock the doors at the Center?
BudNOLA
I’d assume they’d be open at 11:00am on a Wednesday?
ChrisK
I get it that it was open to anyone but I kind of assumed it was staffed by someone.
At any rate, I hope it was worth it to fat boy. Prison doesn’t usually work for his type.
Smith David
@Chrisk- Are you kidding? I’ve been told they love the fatties in prisons lol….
On a serious note, we have a rise in mental health incidents of late. This issue is truly getting worse by the second. He shouldn’t be let back out into society for the rest of his natural life.
Keith
Don’t you wish people (gay or straight) would grow up and act like adults instead of spoiled brats acting out and smashing the glassware?? Grow up for christ’s sake! Hunt this slob down and jail him. don’t drop the soap hunny