Arizona man accused of murder again after county attorney’s office dropped 2023 charge

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Arizona man accused of ******* again after county attorney’s office dropped 2023 charge

PHOENIX – A man once accused in the

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is in trouble once again.

Another ******* now ties Matthew’s family to another Arizona family that’s mourning a loss after another violent ******.

Matthew’s mother, Samantha, said that her biggest ***** since her son ***** has been that the man she believes ******* her son would have the chance to hurt someone else.

Now, Alexander Reyes is under arrest for allegedly murdering someone else’s son.

“Matthew was a really loving,” Samantha said. “Kindhearted. He had a heart of gold.”

It’s been almost 15 months since Samantha lost her 17-year-old son Matthew following a ********* at a Phoenix apartment complex.

Samantha says it’s been a traumatic experience not only for her, but for Matthew’s two younger sisters.

“I don’t know if they’ll ever heal from it. That was their go-to, their bubby, their brother,” she said.

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Four days after Matthew’s ******, on May 17, Alexander Reyes was arrested on suspicion of second-degree ******* in connection with the *********.

Samantha says she later received a letter from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office explaining there was not enough evidence to charge Reyes after all.

A decision referred to as a “turn down,” which can happen if a prosecutor feels they don’t have enough evidence for a conviction.

Then, just four days ago, on July 31, Reyes was arrested again on suspicion of *******.

Surveillance video shows him allegedly stabbing a man named Gabriel Trejo to ******.

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Samantha says she was floored when she found out at work.

“I had to leave. I couldn’t breathe. To know that he has harmed, ******* somebody else when this shouldn’t have happened. This shouldn’t have happened,” she said. It just opens a wound of the day that I had to say my goodbyes to my son.”

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left stabbed and slashed under a blanket.

According to court records, the video captured Reyes committing the ******, then stealing the ***** man’s bike and valuables.

Samantha says she intends to follow Reyes’ case and go to his future court dates.

“Because I want justice not only for my son but for Gabriel. I want them to know my face, to know that I am Matthew’s mother and Matthew was taken from me. You took a life of a man that was sleeping on the ground and a 17-year-old boy from the back. That’s the biggest coward. They let this man go to do the same thing to somebody else,” Samantha said. “Now not only am I hurting from this, another family’s hurting.”

Samantha said she hopes someone will come forward with more information that could lead to a break in Matthew’s case, and encourages anyone who may have a tip to contact authorities.

Anyone with information can contact Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS.

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