Overview
- Michael Abel Dominguez, 30, was arrested March 9 and booked into Maricopa County Jail on a $150,000 cash-only bond.
- Police say he fired paintball and BB rounds around 2:30 a.m. on March 7 at the Islamic Center of North Phoenix as children and young adults gathered, damaging vehicles and a fence with no injuries reported.
- Detectives used surveillance to identify his Honda and later seized a paintball pistol and magazine containing steel and red paintballs that court records say match projectiles recovered at the mosque.
- Searches also turned up additional BB guns, a compound bow, methamphetamine and fentanyl, and records note he is prohibited from possessing weapons because of prior felony convictions.
- He faces charges including aggravated assault, criminal damage, weapons misconduct, drug possession and probation violation, and authorities have increased patrols as they evaluate potential bias motivation.