Phoenix man dead, suspect arrested in connection to El Mirage shooting, police say

EL MIRAGE, Ariz. - A Phoenix man is dead following a shooting in El Mirage and the suspect has been arrested, police said.

The shooting happened on June 19 near El Mirage and Cactus Roads. That's where police say they found a 22-year-old man inside a BMW with a gunshot wound. The victim, who was not identified, was taken to a hospital where he later died.

Police say the suspect in the shooting fled to a nearby home and was taken into custody after trying to leave the area through neighboring yards.

The suspect was only identified as a teenage male. He was booked into a juvenile detention facility and is accused of multiple charges, including murder, aggravated assault and minor possession of a firearm.

"There were multiple gunshot wounds. There were around 7 shots that we heard, and CPR was not effective in this circumstance with all the holes and bleeding," a neighbor said.

He heard the shots being fired and was one of the first to go find out what happened.

"There was a gentleman sitting in his vehicle clearly unresponsive. We checked for a pulse. He did not have one," he said.

No motive has been released.

Neighbors say it was a scary situation and they don’t know the man who was killed, but they’re thankful the suspect was caught so quickly.

"El Mirage Police Department was fantastic with their response time. They did what they needed to do in order to keep us and the rest of the community safe," the neighbor said.

Map of where the shooting happened: