House party shooting trial dates confirmed

Published April 11, 2025 5:18 PM

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - One of the young men tied to a Yuma house party shooting where two young men were killed appeared back in court Friday for a status hearing.

21-year-old Aden Arviso was involved in a house party shooting that killed 19-year-old Danny Garcia and 20-year-old Ande Blackthunder back in May of 2023.

Arviso, who is facing two counts of second-degree murder, declined a plea offer from the state back in April of last year that would have carried a 40-year prison sentence.

He will be back in court on July 11.

His trial is set to begin this September and is expected to last four weeks.

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