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Shooting suspect in Tempe flees from freeway to nearby hotel, 2 hotel employees injured, suspect in custody

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Published  March 18, 2025 3:31pm MST
Tempe
FOX 10 Phoenix

Tempe shooting suspect arrested after crime spree

A 34-year-old man was taken into custody after a crime spree that left two people hospitalized and multiple shooting scenes in Tempe. FOX 10's Kenzie Beach has the story.

The Brief

    • At least two people were shot in an incident that ended at Tempe Buttes Resort.
    • Police say the incident began on Interstate 10 before the suspect fled to the resort.

TEMPE, Ariz. - Tempe Police are investigating a shooting that began on Interstate 10 before the suspect fled to the Marriott Phoenix Resort Tempe at The Buttes.

According to a news release, two employees of the resort were shot and taken to the hospital during the incident, but other victims were not injured.

What they're saying:

Police said the suspect, 34-year-old Jesus Manuel Enriquez Gonzalez, was waving a gun from his car on Interstate 10 around 2 p.m.

After his car jumped over the median, the man shot at a car before running toward Tempe Diablo Stadium.

From there, he went to the Marriott and held two resort employees at gunpoint, ordered them to the ground and then fired multiple rounds at them.

The employees were hit with shrapnel before running from the suspect. Both employees were hospitalized and taken to the hospital in critical condition.

What's next:

Gonzalez then attempted to carjack several vehicles in the parking lot, unsuccessfully.

Police arrived at the hotel around 2:10 p.m. and took the man into custody. 

Gonzalez was charged with 11 counts of aggravated assault with a firearm, one count of attempted armed robbery and two counts of criminal damage.

The resort was placed on lockdown until 5:00 p.m.

Dig deeper:

Police cordoned off a small black car on the shoulder of Interstate 10. 

According to police, the suspect fired his gun through the car's windshield, prompting the driver of that car to call the police.

The driver was not injured.

The investigation at the resort was concentrated on the north parking lot of the resort, near the front lobby.

One witness said he was the incident unfold outside of his hotel room.

"I was getting ready to leave my room and i heard a commotion outside of my room and I heard a gunshot. So I took a video of a suspect on the ground and a SWAT Team moving in on him. Then chaos ensued," he said.

Buttes Resort site of shooting investigation

Two people were shot by a suspect who fled to the Tempe Buttes Resort on the afternoon of March 18. FOX 10's Kenzie Beach has more.

What's next:

DPS and Tempe PD are conducting a joint investigation.

Police are expected to provide an update later on March 18.

Map of where the investigation took place:

The Source

  • Information for this story was obtained from Tempe Police.

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