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Arizona police make arrest after several shot | Arizona police make arrest after several shot |
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One person is dead and at least five have been shot at multiple locations in a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona. | One person is dead and at least five have been shot at multiple locations in a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona. |
Police have arrested a gunman - who has not been named - after a manhunt in Mesa lasting several hours. | Police have arrested a gunman - who has not been named - after a manhunt in Mesa lasting several hours. |
Multiple locations across the city were in lockdown as police from several nearby communities converged on the city to help with the search. | Multiple locations across the city were in lockdown as police from several nearby communities converged on the city to help with the search. |
The gunman's motive is not yet known. Earlier, police said they believed he was acting alone. | The gunman's motive is not yet known. Earlier, police said they believed he was acting alone. |
The suspect was taken into custody at 13:09 local time (20:09 GMT), according to Esteban Flores, a spokesman for the Mesa Police Department. | |
Authorities spotted the man on the balcony of a vacant condominium, and the Mesa Swat team used a Taser to subdue him. | |
Video from a local news helicopter showed the suspect being led away from the building and into a car by police. | |
"We believe he is responsible for each and every one of these shootings," Mr Flores told reporters when the arrest was announced. | |
One of his victims remains in a critical condition. | |
Mr Flores did not detail the suspect's motive, but said that the shootings began with an altercation at a motel. The subsequent shootings were either random or done in an attempt to flee, he said. | |
The suspect's name and photo are not being released because investigators are still interviewing witnesses. | |
Around 8:40 local time dispatchers received an emergency call about an incident at a motel. | |
When they arrived at the scene, they found one man and two women who had been shot. The man died at the scene. | |
While first responders were tending to the victims, they received another call requesting their help at a nearby restaurant run by students. | |
Police say the suspect stole a car at the restaurant and fled to a nearby apartment complex. | Police say the suspect stole a car at the restaurant and fled to a nearby apartment complex. |
At the apartment, police found a man who had been shot. They said that he will survive. | |
While at the apartment, police received yet another alert about a shooting in another, unspecified location. At that location, first responders found one male victim who is currently in a critical condition. | While at the apartment, police received yet another alert about a shooting in another, unspecified location. At that location, first responders found one male victim who is currently in a critical condition. |
The arrest comes after local police, aided by agencies from several nearby communities and the FBI, carried out an hours long manhunt. | |
The stolen car has been recovered. |