Report particulars household issues earlier than stays discovered at Litchfield Park dwelling

LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ — An Avondale police report reveals “lifestyle” adjustments and particulars on a murder suspect’s psychological well being earlier than police found his dad and mom buried within the yard.

Matthew Flores, 27, is now needed on state and federal warrants.

A flyer launched by the US Marshals Service stated he is accused of killing his dad and mom earlier than fleeing the nation.

Matthew is believed to be nonetheless on the run internationally. Police consider he left earlier than officers carried out a welfare test inside the house on August 4.

AVONDALE REPORTS

A police report obtained by the ABC15 Investigators stated household grew involved after not listening to from Larissa and Hector Flores for days, particularly since July 29.

What law enforcement officials discovered once they went inside the home was redacted from the report.

During a earlier press convention, police described discovering proof of foul play.

“Right now, what I can say that we identified is a large amount of blood, and we also identified what we believed is evidence in an attempt to conceal that blood,” stated Avondale Public Information Officer Daniel Benavidez. “And that’s what made us believe that foul play is involved.”

A sibling was interviewed by police as they had been nonetheless trying to find his dad and mom.

He stated Matthew had grown “upset” after studying his dad and mom had been having marital points.

During that interview, the member of the family additionally stated Matthew had modified noticeably throughout faculty.

After faculty, in line with household, he moved again in together with his dad and mom and stopped consuming alcohol.

Family additionally advised police he made “vague threatening statements such as ‘you’ll get what’s coming to you’.”

The report additionally described his mother reportedly discovering Matthew exterior in the course of the nighttime watering the vegetation.

Family says he advised Larissa it was as a result of the ‘vegetation advised me they had been thirsty.’

Ultimately, the report says Matthew was recognized with a situation. The precise analysis was redacted from the paperwork.

Police word they did attempt to ping all three members of the family’ telephones earlier than ultimately studying, from the household’s service, that that they had been powered off.

Another report from Avondale police exhibits officers had been known as to the house twice in 2022. Those calls had been for assault and a citizen’s dispute.

The subsequent two calls, for welfare checks, weren’t made till early August. ABC15 is working to be taught what number of welfare checks are associated to the preliminary lacking individuals case.

WHO WAS MATTHEW FLORES?

ABC15 has realized Matthew graduated from the University of Arizona in 2022, with a Bachelor of Science in neuroscience and cognitive science.

Before leaving for college, the YMCA confirms he was an worker between 2016-2017.

People that knew the fugitive had been left shocked on the accusations Matthew is going through.

However, one faculty good friend stated that he had grown involved about Matthew’s conduct throughout faculty and across the time he graduated. The former good friend talked about particular statements Matthew made.

ABC15 additionally discovered an LLC tied to the handle below Matthew’s identify, however household advised police he was unemployed.

Police had been additionally advised the 27-year-old “no close friends or relatives.”

REMEMBERING LARISSA AND HECTOR

The ABC15 Investigators reviewed state information which present Larissa was a nurse practitioner right here within the Valley.

The report stated Matthew’s sibling would converse along with her each day.

Hector had an actual property LLC tied to the handle of the Litchfield Park dwelling.

A California college additionally stated that they had an Associate Professor with the identify Hector Flores, who was supposed to show within the fall.

The college stated that worker had just lately handed away.

“Before beginning his academic career, Dr. Flores spent more than a decade with International Paper, where he held numerous leadership positions,” stated an e mail to college despatched out Sunday. “His last position with the company was General Manager of Temple-Inland in Phoenix, Arizona, a wholly owned subsidiary of International Paper.”