PHOENIX — Authorities have arrested a man in connection to a deadly shooting in Phoenix last month.
Thirty-eight-year-old Viorel Botos was shot and killed near State Route 51 and Greenway Road on April 28, according to the Pheonix Police Department.
When officers responded to an unknown trouble call, they found Botos suffering from a gunshot wound. Botos was pronounced deceased on scene.
Police said the suspect, later identified as 49-year-old Ruben Silva, left the area before police arrived. He was eventually located and taken into custody on May 22.
Silva was ultimately booked on multiple charges, including murder.
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