PHOENIX — A man is dead and two others have been arrested after a stabbing, shooting and deadly hit-and-run crash Sunday night.
Phoenix police officers were called to the area of 35th Avenue and Bethany Home Road just after 7:30 p.m. for reports of a shooting.
At the scene, they found a man with a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
Not too far from that scene, police found another man with "critical injuries sustained from a vehicle collision." That man, identified as 26-year-old Martin Anaya, was pronounced dead.
During an investigation, Phoenix police detectives learned a 28-year-old man, identified as Frank Avila, attempted to rob Anaya while on a city bus. During the attempted robbery, Avila stabbed Anaya, who then ran off the bus to get away. Detectives say Avila chased Anaya which caused Anaya to get hit and killed by a car.
The driver of that car did not remain at the scene. He was later located by police and arrested for leaving the scene of a deadly crash. He has been identified as 46-year-old Alberto Valenzuela.
During the incident, detectives say a witness shot Avila in the leg while trying to intervene. Phoenix PD says the shooter was questioned and released.
Avila was taken to a hospital for treatment and was released into police custody. He was arrested and booked into jail on multiple charges, including armed robbery and murder.
