PHOENIX — Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed inside his home near 43rd and Northern avenues on Tuesday, December 26, 2023.
Officers were first called to the home at 4 a.m. Inside, officers located a man with a gunshot wound who was pronounced dead at the scene.
The man has been identified as 39-year-old Mark Maldonado.
Police say a man was originally detained at the scene, but he was later released as the investigation progressed.
Following an investigation, police arrested 18-year-old Ricardo Silva-Sandoval on December 19, 2024, for first-degree murder.
Further details haven't been provided.
