MESA, Ariz. — Detectives with the Mesa Police Department have arrested a suspect involved in a shooting and stabbing incident at a residence on Friday afternoon.
Officers responded to a situation at 59 South Lazona Drive after receiving a call about a shooting. The reporting party, 21, claimed to have stabbed the suspect after another victim, 57, was shot, police said.
An altercation occurred between Roque Godoy Ayala, 30, and the two victims when he showed up at the residence asking about a woman, police said.
According to a police report, Ayala asked the victims if they had seen his wife. When they said they did not know her, Ayala insisted that she was inside the trailer.
The victims allowed the suspect to look inside but when he didn't come out, the victims entered and Ayala produced a firearm, police said.
The older victim began to fight with Ayala to get the gun from him when he was shot in the abdomen. The younger victim reported that he stabbed Ayala twice during the fight and then pulled the shower rod down and hit him in the head, police said.
The older victim is still in the hospital for treatment to his injuries. Ayala was released into police custody on Friday evening, police said.
Ayala is being charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
