Overview
- Police say the gunfire erupted just before 8 p.m. Saturday inside a home on Deerfield Lane near Warner and Recker roads.
- The 16-year-old boy was hospitalized in critical condition, according to Gilbert police.
- Investigators report Rael Sanchez, 21, had been visiting family at the residence while the teen was there to see his girlfriend.
- Witnesses told police Sanchez appeared erratic and was armed prior to the shooting.
- Phoenix officers located Sanchez Sunday morning during an unrelated incident; after a hospital release, Gilbert police booked him on attempted second-degree murder as the motive remains under investigation.