PEORIA, Ariz. — A man remains in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was shot inside a restaurant in Peoria over the weekend.
The shooting happened at Coops Bar & Grill early Sunday after police got calls of a man pointing a gun at patrons inside the restaurant around 2:20 a.m.
When officers arrived, they found a 24-year-man had been shot and rushed him to the hospital. Witnesses say the shooter fled in a black SUV.
After a short pursuit, police say the driver of the SUV, 28-year-old Frank Vaquera, crashed near 91st and Peoria avenues and was arrested.
Vaquera was booked into jail on a variety of charges including attempted murder and aggravated assault.
Police say the shooting was an isolated incident between Vaquera and the victim.
