PHOENIX — Investigators have arrested three men in connection to the homicide of an 18-year-old man last month in Ahwatukee.
Officers from the Phoenix Police Department arrested Michael Parham, 18, Tyshon McKenzie, 18, and Alberto Jimenez, 18, on April 21 for multiple charges including first-degree murder and armed robbery.
Anthony Covarrubias was found lying in the road on East Dry Creek Road on March 7 with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries.
According to court records, Covarrubias had been communicating with one of the suspects through social media a couple of hours before he was killed.
The victim was seen leaving his home carrying a duffle bag. When Covarrubias' body was discovered, the duffle bag and the victim's cell phone were missing.
On the day of the murder, one of the suspects admitted to getting into a verbal altercation with Covarrubias that escalated to gunshots being fired, court records show.
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