PHOENIX — The Phoenix Police Department arrested a suspect in the investigation of a shooting that happened at Desert Sky Mall shooting on Valentine's Day.
The suspect, 20-year-old Alexi Acosta, was booked on charges of murder and aggravated assault on Friday after developing probable cause, police said.
Acosta was reportedly caught on surveillance camera shooting at two people, court documents said.
The shooting resulted in the death of a 17-year-old boy and an injured 20-year-old man after an argument at the mall escalated.
Officers responded to a shots fired call inside a business in the area around 12:40 p.m. and found the two victims inside the shopping center with gunshot wounds.
Police said the two victims went to the mall and were in an argument over merchandise with an employee at a kiosk. Police have confirmed that Acosta was not the kiosk employee.
This marks at the third shooting in the last 15 months at Desert Sky Mall. The mall does have signs prohibiting weapons.
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