Harrowing 911 calls reveal teens' horror after Preston Lord was fatally beaten ... trends now
Harrowing 911 calls from the night 16-year-old Preston Lord was beaten to death at a Halloween party reveal the chaos unleashed by a gang of teens linked to a gang that has been terrorizing Arizona suburbs for years.
Preston died a day after he was found on a road in the Phoenix suburb of Queen Creek after being brutally assaulted by at least 15 masked assailants at the October 28 party, according to police.
In one call, a sobbing boy told the dispatcher that one of his friends had a broken wrist and another was lying on the ground unconscious, adding that the there were at least 15 attackers wearing ski masks, according to a police report obtained by The Arizona Republic.
'I’m scared. I don’t know what to do,' the terrified boy said. 'Are people on the way? I need them to get here. I do not want my friend to die.'
In another call, a teen says trained lifeguards are administering CPR to Preston, who he said had vomited and had a faint pulse. The caller added Preston had not been breathing for up to two minutes.
Preston Lord, 16, was left to die on a Queen Creek road outside Phoenix after being attacked at the party on October 28 and suffering critical wounds
Taylor Sherman (left) Dominic Turner (center), William Owen Hines top (right) have been charged with murder and kidnapping
Treston Billey (left) and Talyn Vigil (right) have also been charged in Preston's murder
Police say suspect Talan Renner was taken out of town after the murder
Residents of the neighborhood where the party happened had been calling 911 in the hours before the tragedy took place, saying the gathering was getting out of control and even warning that 'people are going to get hurt,'
One desperate woman told the dispatcher: 'I've not yet seen one Queen Creek PD anywhere in our neighborhood. There's no cops here ... unless those cops are hidden in the bushes.'
Police responded to the scene about 9m for a 'juvenile disturbance' but left shortly after, saying they did not see any illegal activity and were sent to another 'high-priority' call.
At 9.49pm, cops responded to a call about an assault a few houses from the party and found Preston unconscious on the road.
It took months for police to charge Preston's suspected killers: Talan Renner, 17, Dominic Turner, 20, Talyn Vigil, 19, Taylor Sherman, 19
