SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Authorities have arrested two suspects accused of murdering a man outside Scottsdale's Hyatt Place Hotel on Jan. 3.
The Scottsdale Police Department said Ilya “Mike” Shimonov was shot to death in the hotel's parking lot at about 8:30 p.m.
Detectives spent the following days tracking down suspects in California, Nevada, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
On Jan. 12, Scottsdale police arrested Robert Yves Celifie, 41, in Las Vegas for his alleged involvement in Shimonov's death.
Chaze M. Cable, 41 was arrested two days later in Arkansas. Both suspects are facing numerous felony charges including first-degree murder, police said.
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