TEMPE, Ariz. — A suspect has been detained for allegedly shooting two people on Independence Day at a smoke shop in Tempe.
Two people were rushed to the hospital Monday after they sustained gunshot wounds near Baseline Road and 48th Street, police say.
Officers were dispatched to a shooting call at about 11:40 a.m. and discovered the two injured victims, Tempe police said. One of them later died from their injuries and the other was treated and discharged, records show.
Paris J. Mosley, 20, has been identified as the suspected shooter and was arrested by Tempe police on Thursday.
Court records show Mosley told police he walked to the smoke shop and shot the victims in "self-defense." Police say the suspect's claims are "inconsistent" with video surveillance that captured the Fourth of July shooting.
Mosley is facing charges of second-degree murder, aggravated assault, evidence tampering, and endangerment.
This is a developing story and updates will be published as they become available.
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