PHOENIX — A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a deadly shooting that occurred early Saturday morning near 24th and Van Buren streets.
Officers were first called to the area around 1:45 a.m. for reports of a shooting in the parking lot of a business. When they arrived, they located a man who had gunshot wounds.
Police say the man, identified by police as 53-year-old Maurice Stewart, was taken to a hospital where he died from those injuries.
During the investigation, officials were able to identify the suspect's vehicle, which they later located in the neighborhood.
When they attempted to make contact with the man, identified by police 20-year-old Nicholas Rutledge, he ran from officers.
Rutledge was taken into custody following a foot pursuit.
It's unclear what led up to the shooting and the investigation is ongoing.
