PHOENIX – The Phoenix Fire Department has made an arrest in the murder of a firefighter back in 2001.
3TV
Chris Benitez was arrested in
Texas on July 4 for the Southwest Supermarket fire that was set back on
March 14, 2001. Bret Tarver, an eight year veteran of the
department, died when he ran out of air while fighting the massive fire
at the supermarket at 35th Avenue and McDowell Road.
The inferno that claimed Tarver's life started in a mound of trash
behind the west Phoenix market, then roared out of control inside.
Tarver got tangled in debris in the back of the store and became
disoriented.
Rescuers pulled his body out of the fire just minutes before the building collapsed.
The 40-year-old Tarver left behind a wife and three young daughters.
The Phoenix Fire Department is holding a press conference at 2 p.m. to announce more details.
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