Group home where man was killed did not have state license
Nov. 30--The group home for the mentally ill where a 39-year-old man was shot and killed on the Southwest Side Tuesday morning was not licensed with the state, records indicate. The group home in the 1400 block of West Nevins Drive, near West Valencia and South Midvale Park roads, didn't have a license from the Department of Health Services or the Department of Economic Security, records show. According to records of the Pima County Assessor's Office, the home is owned by Edward H. Encinas, who could not reached for comment. Several people forced their way into the group home at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, ordered four patients and a housekeeper to lie face down on the ground and asked for drugs, said Sgt. Decio Hopffer, a Tucson Police Department spokesman. The robbers shot and killed Sean E. Daugherty before running from the home. Nothing was taken from the home and only Daugherty was shot, Hopffer said. At this point in the investigation, police aren't able to say why the home was targeted. ''We haven't been able to establish whether they hit the wrong home or not,'' Hopffer said. Daugherty had been in the home for less than a month when he died, his ex-wife, Kelly Daugherty, said. Though she divorced Daugherty 14 years ago, she said she stayed connected to him because the couple have two daughters together. His parents helped her raise the children, she said. Though he had a mental illness, he cared for and kept in touch with his daughters, Kelly Daugherty said. Their five-year marriage fell apart because he struggled with drug and alcohol abuse, she said.
That struggle continued until he entered the group home in Tucson, Kelly Daugherty said. ''He had a problem with drug addiction and mental illness and we were hoping he was getting to a point where he might be able to make some progress,'' she said. Daugherty would visit his daughters during holidays. His personal problems kept him from having a ''normal'' relationship with them, but ''he was kind and he loved his daughters,'' his ex-wife said. The suspects in the home invasion are described as men in their 20s. Anyone who has information is asked to call 911 or 88-CRIME. --Contact reporter Dale Quinn at 629-9412 or dquinn@azstarnet.com.
By Dale Quinn
Nov. 30--The group home for the mentally ill where a 39-year-old man was shot and killed on the Southwest Side Tuesday morning was not licensed with the state, records indicate. The group home in the 1400 block of West Nevins Drive, near West Valencia and South Midvale Park roads, didn't have a license from the Department of Health Services or the Department of Economic Security, records show. According to records of the Pima County Assessor's Office, the home is owned by Edward H. Encinas, who could not reached for comment. Several people forced their way into the group home at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, ordered four patients and a housekeeper to lie face down on the ground and asked for drugs, said Sgt. Decio Hopffer, a Tucson Police Department spokesman. The robbers shot and killed Sean E. Daugherty before running from the home. Nothing was taken from the home and only Daugherty was shot, Hopffer said. At this point in the investigation, police aren't able to say why the home was targeted. ''We haven't been able to establish whether they hit the wrong home or not,'' Hopffer said. Daugherty had been in the home for less than a month when he died, his ex-wife, Kelly Daugherty, said. Though she divorced Daugherty 14 years ago, she said she stayed connected to him because the couple have two daughters together. His parents helped her raise the children, she said. Though he had a mental illness, he cared for and kept in touch with his daughters, Kelly Daugherty said. Their five-year marriage fell apart because he struggled with drug and alcohol abuse, she said.
That struggle continued until he entered the group home in Tucson, Kelly Daugherty said. ''He had a problem with drug addiction and mental illness and we were hoping he was getting to a point where he might be able to make some progress,'' she said. Daugherty would visit his daughters during holidays. His personal problems kept him from having a ''normal'' relationship with them, but ''he was kind and he loved his daughters,'' his ex-wife said. The suspects in the home invasion are described as men in their 20s. Anyone who has information is asked to call 911 or 88-CRIME. --Contact reporter Dale Quinn at 629-9412 or dquinn@azstarnet.com.
By Dale Quinn
