The Brief
- Scottsdale police arrested 49-year-old Samuel Sedgwick after a bizarre dispute over rejected cocaine allegedly led him to fire 10 rounds at an apartment building on Thursday morning.
- Investigators say the shooting was sparked when an occupant hit Sedgwick with a hammer to halt an assault, chipping his tooth and prompting Sedgwick to return on a bicycle with a 9mm handgun for revenge.
- Officers captured Sedgwick minutes later as he tried to flee on his bike, and a judge has since ordered him held on a $100,000 cash bond.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – A Scottsdale man unleashed a hail of gunfire at an apartment building in broad daylight after neighbors refused to do cocaine with him and smashed him in the face with a hammer during the melee that followed, according to court documents.
What we know:
Samuel Ellery Sedgwick is accused of multiple felonies, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and firing a gun at a building, following the Thursday morning rampage near Miller and Osborn roads. A Maricopa County judge set his bond at $100,000.
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