BUCKEYE, Ariz. — A homicide suspect was arrested after allegedly shooting a person and putting them in critical condition.
The Buckeye Police Department said 33-year-old Jose Esteban Mendoza was taken into custody Friday around 11:30 a.m. in Tucson, with the help of the U.S. Marshals.
On Wednesday just before 7 p.m., police received a call about a shooting at a home near 201st Avenue and Buchanan Street. Officers found a victim who had been shot and was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Police identified Mendoza as the suspected shooter and said he fled the scene in a 2015 black Dodge Charger SXT.
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