The Brief
- Officers responding to midnight gunfire near 19th and Maryland avenues found a man fatally shot inside a crashed vehicle.
- Witness reports quickly led police to a nearby apartment complex, where the suspected gunman was arrested.
- Phoenix homicide detectives have taken over the scene as the investigation into the fatal shooting continues.
PHOENIX – A midnight shooting in Phoenix left a driver dead inside his car after it crashed near 19th and Maryland avenues, leading police to track down and arrest a suspect hiding in a nearby apartment.
What we know:
Phoenix police officers responded to multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire and a traffic accident on the 1800 block of West Maryland Avenue just after midnight. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man who had been shot dead before his vehicle crashed into a garage.…