Rylee Montgomery, 16, was shot and killed outside a friend’s home in Buckeye, Arizona, on the evening of May 14, 2026. She was 14 weeks pregnant with a baby girl and had been planning a gender reveal for June and her seventeenth birthday soon after. Family described her as loving animals and music, close to her loved ones, and hoping to become a firefighter.

The shooting also left a 17-year-old who was pregnant and a 22-year-old woman in critical condition. The 17-year-old, Abigail Krebs, underwent an emergency delivery; her newborn son, named Timmothy Rylee in honor of Rylee, died six days later. Rylee’s family said they had reported threats from her on-again, off-again boyfriend, 18-year-old Michael Isiah Sanchez, and that she herself had reported a death threat hours before the killing.

Police identified Michael Sanchez as the primary suspect and took him into custody the following morning; he faces multiple felony charges, including two counts of first-degree murder for Rylee and her unborn baby, with an additional murder charge to be recommended after the newborn’s death. Nineteen-year-old Antonio Tequida was also arrested and is accused of driving Sanchez to and from the scene and helping him hide, facing a charge of hindering prosecution.

Anyone who knew Rylee or witnessed the events that night is asked to come forward with information.