Arizona man arrested, accused of murder following Phoenix apartment shooting

Phoenix man accused of murder following apartment shooting

The suspect, identified as Zachery Hosea Shropshire, was arrested in connection with a shooting at an apartment complex that took the life of a 37-year-old man. FOX 10's Bailey Miller reports.

PHOENIX - Police say a suspect has been arrested after a man died after being shot Thursday at an apartment complex in Phoenix.

According to Sgt. Ann Justus with Phoenix Police, officers responded to the apartment complex near 30th Street and Indian School Road just before 12:30 p.m. and found a man who had been shot.

The victim was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The victim has been identified as 37-year-old Alvaro Quezada.

"Officers learned the victim was at an apartment complex, when he was shot," Sgt. Justus said in a statement on March 10. "The suspect left the area, and was arrested a short time later by police."

The suspect has been identified as 32-year-old Zachery Hosea Shropshire.

Court documents reveal new details into shooting

Zachery Shropshire

Since the shooting happened, we have obtained court documents that provided additional details into what happened.

One witness, according to investigators, headed outside his apartment after hearing gunshots, where he saw multiple people running away from Shropshire, who was on a second level walkway firing a rifle.

That witness, investigators say, tried to move a man who suffered a gunshot wound to his leg when Shropshire began to fire at them. The witness took cover, and heard several more gunshots. When the witness returned to the injured man, he noticed the man had been shot several more times.

The shooting was captured on camera by a person living in the area.

Shropshire, according to investigators, later left the scene in white car. That car eventually crashed into a parked vehicle about a mile away from the scene. Witnesses in the area of the crash reported seeing Shropshire flee from the scene of the crash. Investigators say Shropshire later tried to get a ride from a person, but that person refused, and told Shropshire to get away.

Court documents state that Shropshire was found in an alleyway, and taken into custody. When officials searched Shropshire's apartment, they found rifle magazines, rifle ammunition, pistol ammunition, and gun cases.

Investigators say Shropshire has prior felony convictions in Georgia and Nevada. Shropshire was also imprisoned in Georgia once, and is currently on parole with the Georgia Department of Corrections. He was booked into jail, and is accused of committing a number of criminal offenses, including 1st Degree Murder, Attempted Armed Robbery, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, and other weapons-related offenses. A judge has set a $3 million cash-only bond for Shropshire. If he is able to make bond, he will be required to undergo electronic monitoring.

Witnesses speak out

On the night of March 11, we spoke with people who witnessed the shooting.

"It might have been 30 shots," said Jordan Tilley. "It was scary to see that many gunshots at once."

"I turned around, and he is shooting," said Julio Acosta, who was in the area for a remodeling job, and was about to leave for lunch when he heard the gunshots. "I was scared, and I run, and I saw the guy in the balcony there, and he shoots one, two, three, four times."

Acosta said prior to the shooting, Shropshire offered him marijuana, which he declined. A few minutes later, he heard the gunfire, and saw his friend get hit.

"I saw my friend laying down on the floor," said Acosta.

Acosta and his coworkers are still in disbelief. While they survived the shooting, they are also mourning the loss of a dear friend. They also hope that Shropshire will serve a long sentence.

"I hope he stays there, and doesn't ever get out," said Acosta. "I hope he stays in jail."