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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - A young pregnant woman is grieving the loss of her husband, Thomas John "TJ" Pizzitola, who was killed outside an Old Town Scottsdale bar earlier this month.

Five people have been arrested in connection with the deadly assault.

What we know:

TJ, 29, was dropped off at Pattie's First Avenue Lounge, near Scottsdale Road and 1st Avenue , by his pregnant wife, Krisan Pizzitola, for what was supposed to be a simple night out with friends.

"I texted him that I had gotten home and he texted me back and said that he wished that I was there, but that he was so proud of me for staying home and taking care of our baby boy and that he loved me," Krisan said. "That was the last text I ever got from him."

In the early morning hours of Oct. 11, police say Piz

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