PHOENIX — Two people accused of "violently" assaulting and killing a man in Phoenix on Tuesday have been arrested, city police announced.
The "brutal" attack happened around 9 p.m. at a Family Dollar store near 16th Avenue and Buckeye Road, court records show.
Store employees reported hearing a commotion in one of the aisles before finding an injured man on the floor. Surveillance footage captured two suspects entering the store, one of them carrying an object resembling a steering wheel club, records show.
The suspects assaulted the victim and then exited the Family Dollar, fleeing the scene before officers arrived. The victim was taken to the hospital and later died.
Detectives identified one of the suspects as Steven Silva, who was taken into custody on Wednesday and booked into jail.
The second suspect, 35-year-old Santiago Silva was also soon arrested, police said on Friday.
Silva's cell phone data shows his phone was near the Family Dollar during the time that the victim was attacked, records show.
Authorities have identified the victim as 44-year-old Augustine Garcia.
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