PHOENIX — After the murders of three vulnerable children who were all known to the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS), Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs said she is committed to finding answers and fixing problems at the agency.

“Hearing about these vulnerable children, for goodness’ sake, and hearing what they went through, it sounds like a horror film,” Hobbs said in an interview on KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Outspoken with Bruce and Gaydos on Tuesday. “The state, as I’ve said many times, we have a responsibility to protect the most vulnerable Arizonans. And when something goes wrong, we have a responsibility to fix that.”

DCS has come under fire after the murders of 14-year-old Emily Pike, 16-year-old Zariah Dodd and 10-year-old Rebekah Baptiste this year.

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