PHOENIX — A woman has died and a man is in the hospital after they were shot in the parking lot of an apartment complex in west Phoenix early on the morning of Aug. 6, according to authorities.
According to police, the suspect in the shooting has not been arrested.
The Phoenix Police Department said the shooting happened near 32nd and Vogel avenues.
Police identified the woman who was killed in the shooting as Alyssa Leonard, 29.
When officers arrived on the scene, they found Leonard and a man on the ground with gunshot wounds.
Police said the man told officers he and Leonard had been followed into the apartment complex by a passenger car that had been tailgating them as they drove.
According to police, the man told officers that Leonard, a passenger in the car, got out of the vehicle. At that time, the occupant of the other vehicle began shooting at them and the two were hit, according to police
Police said both were rushed to the hospital where Leonard later died. The man was stabilized and remains in the hospital.
Court records show a suspect, Kwame Wilson, was taken into custody on Aug. 9 and is facing a charge of second-degree murder. The surviving victim identified Wilson as the shooter from out of a photo lineup, records show.
Wilson denied being involved in the shooting during an interview with police.
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