Overview
- The shooting occurred Sunday night in Phoenix’s Maryvale neighborhood after a fight between two men, and officers found a man with a gunshot wound who was pronounced dead at the scene.
- The victim was identified as 48-year-old Rogelio Aparicio Aguilera.
- Investigators later located 53-year-old Efren Espinosa Pineda and booked him on a second-degree murder charge.
- Early updates gave differing nearby intersections and said the suspect was at large, but later reports confirmed the arrest and police said there is no known threat to the community.
- Detectives are gathering evidence and the suspect is awaiting a court appearance as investigators work to clarify the motive and the exact sequence of events.