MESA, Ariz. — An employee of a pet store in Mesa has been arrested after a deadly shooting outside of the store on Saturday night, according to Mesa police.
Police say they got a 911 call around 6 p.m. on Saturday about the shooting, which happened outside of Pratt's Pets, which is located in a strip mall on the southwest corner of the intersection of 8th Avenue and Alma School Road.
The caller told the dispatcher an employee of the pet store, identified as 21-year-old Jakob Urias, was involved.
Officers quickly got to the scene, found the victim, a 32-year-old man, and began life-saving measures. The victim was taken to the hospital, where he died.
Officers found Urias inside the pet store and took him into custody.
Police say their investigation showed that Urias and two female employees were outside of the store working when they saw the unidentified man. They told him to leave because he was trespassing, but he did not. The female employees then went back into the store and called police so officers would remove him from the property.
It was during the call that the shooting happened.
Urias admitted he shot the man and police found a handgun at the scene. Urias has been charged with second-degree murder.
The investigation is still underway.
This is a developing story and more details will be added as they are made available.
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