PHOENIX — Phoenix police have arrested a suspect in the death of a 23-year-old woman who was found shot to death last month.
Officers were called out to 51st Avenue and McDowell Road on November 26 after a building maintenance person found Monica Alicia Yvette Hernandez, 23, deceased in one of the rooms.
Police said that she had suffered a "critical gunshot wound," and homicide detectives stepped in to handle the investigation.
On Friday, December 2, Phoenix police confirmed Jesus Aguirre, 28, had been arrested and charged with first-degree murder for his alleged involvement in Hernandez's death.
Police have not said how or if the pair knew each other.
This is a developing story. Stay with 12News for updates.
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