AVONDALE, Ariz. — One man is dead and another is facing charges after a shooting in Avondale early Monday morning.
Around 1:45 a.m., officers with the Avondale Police Department were called to the area of Avondale Boulevard and Thomas Road for reports of a shooting.
When officers arrived, they found Christopher Breeze suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. First responders pronounced him dead on the scene, police said.
While searching the nearby area, police found and detained 28-year-old Eduardo Granados.
Court documents state that Granados told police he shot Breeze in self defense, claiming Breeze "continued to come at" him and that Breeze appeared to be on drugs.
However, police noted in the report that they didn't find a weapon on Breeze's body and witnesses testified that there was some distance between the two men. Additionally, several shots reportedly fired by Granados struck a nearby home while the resident was asleep inside.
Granados was arrested and booked into the Avondale City Jail. He is facing a second degree murder charge and several other charges related to the shooting.
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