{"id":700938,"date":"2026-04-03T02:02:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/700938\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T02:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:02:15","slug":"suspect-arrested-years-after-woman-found-shot-to-death-at-phoenix-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/700938\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect arrested years after woman found shot to death at Phoenix park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>PHOENIX (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 Phoenix police announced Thursday that they had solved a 2023 cold case involving a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2023\/02\/06\/woman-found-shot-death-steele-indian-school-park-phoenix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2023\/02\/06\/woman-found-shot-death-steele-indian-school-park-phoenix\/\">woman who was found shot to death at Steele Indian School Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Andre Jermaine Gentry Nicholes was taken into custody March 27 in connection with the death of Karissa Danyelle Hamilton, 29, his girlfriend at the time.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Andre Jermaine Gentry Nicholes, 29, was arrested March 27.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/52OFIMOILJA45PDZVVHP5CRU6Q.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Andre Jermaine Gentry Nicholes, 29, was arrested March 27.(Maricopa County Sheriff&#8217;s Office)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Officers said they were called out to the central Phoenix park just after 11 p.m. on Feb. 5, 2023. They found a gray Nissan Altima in the parking lot with the engine still running and Hamilton\u2019s body inside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Phoenix police said Nicholes made comments that linked him to the murder. He was booked into jail on charges of first-degree murder, theft and trafficking in stolen property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">His bond was set at $2 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2023\/11\/08\/family-asks-help-after-woman-found-shot-death-car-phoenix-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2023\/11\/08\/family-asks-help-after-woman-found-shot-death-car-phoenix-park\/\">Family members said Hamilton had a young son<\/a> who was staying with her mother and stepfather on the night she was killed. She had graduated with degrees from both Northern Arizona University and Arizona State University and had recently moved to Phoenix from Yuma for a better life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/page\/send-us-your-feedback\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? Send <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/community\/user-content\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">it to us here<\/a> with a brief description.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 KTVK\/KPHO. 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