PARKER — A 16-year-old boy is in custody after a late-night domestic disturbance left his mother dead at a home along the Colorado River in western Arizona, according to the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies were called around 11:50 p.m. Saturday to a home on River Drive in the Parker Strip area for a reported domestic incident between a mother and her son, the sheriff’s office said.
When deputies arrived, they found 54-year-old Lisa Swanson unresponsive inside the home. Deputies tried to revive her, but she was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.
The teen had left the home before deputies got there, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies later found his vehicle at a nearby residential complex and took him into custody.
The sheriff’s office has not said how Swanson died or released details about what led to the confrontation. Because the suspect is a juvenile, he has not been publicly identified.
The case has been referred to the La Paz County Attorney’s Office and will proceed through the juvenile justice system, officials said. The teen has not been convicted of any crime.
The Parker Strip is a stretch of riverfront homes, resorts and marinas along the Colorado River between Parker and Parker Dam, popular with boaters and winter visitors.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office at 928-669-2281.
Sources: ABC15, AZFamily. Thee Arizona Times uses AI-assisted reporting reviewed against the sources listed.
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