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Glendale PD seeks suspect in shooting near bus stop on New Year's Day

The suspect is described as an African American man with dark complexion in his mid-thirties.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Glendale police are searching for a man suspected of shooting and killing another man near a bus stop on New Year's Day. 

Officers responded to a call near a bus stop at the corner of 59th Avenue and Bethany Home Road just after 5:30 a.m. on the first day of the new year. 

A man had been shot and later died at the scene, police said. The victim has been identified as 41-year-old Jesse William Mitchell.

The suspect is described as an African American man with a dark complexion in his mid-thirties. He is between 6'-6'3" tall, heavyset build and weighs about 300 pounds with a short beard. He was wearing a dark blue hoodie and a black beanie.

The shooting is still under investigation.

Credit: Glendale PD
Jesse William Mitchell

Anyone with information is asked to contact Glendale PD at (623) 930-3000 or through Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS or 480-TESTIGO

Credit: Glendale PD
The suspect is described as an African American man in his mid-thirties.

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