YPD identifies woman found in neighborhood earlier this week
Suspect in custody and facing first-degree murder charge in connection with woman's death
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Police identified a victim whose body was found on Tuesday afternoon as 22-year-old Kirstion Fish from Oregon.
A suspect was booked Friday morning and appeared in court later in the afternoon, and faces one count of first-degree murder in connection with Fish's death.
The Yuma Police Department (YPD) found her body at noon on Tuesday between County 18th Street and Avenue 1E in Yuma.
The 21-year-old suspect remains in custody at the Yuma County Jail and is waiting to be formally charged.
News 11 spoke with Fish's uncle who claims the suspect met Fish at a vocational training school in Phoenix two years ago.
According to the uncle, Fish flew from Portland International Airport to Phoenix International Airport on Monday, where she was then picked up by the suspect in a vehicle. A day later, her body was found in Yuma.
A GoFundMe page has been set up by the family to bring Fish's body to her parents in Washington State.
An investigation remains ongoing.
YPD encourages anyone with any information about this case to please call them at (928) 373-4700 or 78-Crime to remain anonymous.
