AVONDALE, Ariz. — One man has died, multiple others injured and one person is in custody following a shooting in Avondale Saturday afternoon.
Police identified the suspected shooter as 29-year-old Raymond Pipkin of Phoenix.
The Avondale Police Department confirmed the shooting happened at approximately 1 p.m. in the areas of Avondale Boulevard and McDowell Road.
Initial findings suggest that Pipkin shot at two vehicles on I-10 in Avondale. After exiting the freeway he continued to shoot at multiple vehicles, causing several collisions near Avondale Boulevard, between I-10 and Encanto Boulevard.
Pipkin later crashed into a motorcyclist at Encanto and attempted to flee on foot but was apprehended.
Three victims were shot, one of whom died and was later identified as 34-year-old Gabriel Sotello. A 14-year-old was one of the other two victims that were shot. Two others suffered minor injuries from the crash.
The sixth victim, the motorcyclist, is in critical condition.
Pipkin has been booked into a local jail and is being charged with 1st-degree murder, as well as other pending charges. Police are still working to determine a motive for why the man started shooting at cars.
This is a developing scene. Stay tuned to 12News for updates.
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