PHOENIX — Phoenix police have identified the man that they arrested in connection with a shooting on the Valley Metro light rail that took place Saturday morning. Authorities said that man, Fahim Matar, was arrested without incident.
According to reports, officers responded to the light rail train station near 1st Avenue and West Van Buren Street for reports of shots being fired in the area.
Officers arrived to find that a man had been shot, and took him to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Police were able to gather information on a possible suspect and took the man into custody without further incident.
On Sunday, the man was identified as 25-year-old Fahim Matar. Police said that he was later booked into Maricopa County Jail.
The light rail schedule was affected by investigations following the shooting. A list of delays and reroutes were available on the Valley Metro website.
No other injuries were reported in connection with the shooting, police said.
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