LAKE MONTEZUMA, Ariz. — The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting at a party in Rimrock that left two people dead and a third injured late Saturday night. Police have identified the suspected shooter as Edgar Arreola of Rimrock.
Deputies responded to a shooting call on the 4000 block of Top O The Morning in Rimrock around 11:00 p.m. When deputies arrived, they found a large group of people still at the party, sheriff's office officials said.
Deputies found that two people had been fatally shot, and a third was suffering from a "minor injury from a gunshot wound."
Police later identified the deceased as two 27-year-old men; Rafael Zapata from Camp Verde, and Efrain Arreola from Rimrock.
Arreola told YCSO that Zapata was trying to fight people at the party and was instructed to leave. Zapata allegedly pulled out a gun and shot Efrain Arreola, resulting in Edgar fatally shooting Zapata, YCSO said.
Edgar sustained a gunshot wound during the shootout.
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Detectives are confident that everyone involved with the shooting has been identified and located. Edgar Arreola was arrested and booked on a 1st-degree homicide charge, police said.
Photo provided by the Verde Valley Independent.
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