PHOENIX — A woman is dead after a shooting in south Phoenix early Thursday morning and police have recently made an arrest.
Maury Williamson, 35, has been arrested on suspicion of killing 38-year-old Genoveva Antillon.
According to early reports, officers were called to a home near 16th Street and Broadway Road around 1:30 a.m. There they found Antillon in front of the home suffering from a gunshot wound.
First responders took the woman to a hospital where she later died from her injuries.
Police said Williamson alleged he accidentally shot the victim as he was attempting to shot a dog on the property he thought was attacking him.
A firearm was allegedly found hidden inside the suspect's residence, police said.
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