2 men indicted on felony charges in Phoenix gas station murder

Two men have been indicted by a grand jury on multiple felony charges, including first-degree murder, in connection with the killing of a Phoenix gas station customer in February , the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office announced Monday.

Isaac Lechuga and Arturo Vazquez-Rodriguez, both 19 at the time, robbed someone at gunpoint at a QuikTrip near 25th Avenue and Camelback Road in the early morning of Feb. 21, with one performing the robbery while the other stayed in a truck as a lookout, according to law enforcement investigators.

The two then drove to another QuikTrip near 27th Avenue and Thomas Road, where they shot Naul Hernandez, 55, while he was pumping gas, officials said. Police previously described the incident as a “botched robbery.”…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS