On Tuesday, a person was shot and killed in front of a Budget Lodge hotel in Phoenix. Police have found a suspect in the case.
Police say that just before 3:30 p.m., they got an emergency call about a shooting in front of a hotel room and went to the area of Dunlap Avenue and Black Canyon Highway. When they got there, 18-year-old Elijah Johnson was lying on the ground and had been shot.
Sir Amir Williamson, Johnson’s 17-year-old cousin, was named by the police as the suspect on Wednesday.
Police say that detectives found out that Williamson and Johnson had a verbal fight in one of the motel rooms before the killing. Before the cops arrived, he left the area.
The tweet below confirms the news:
Police search for 17-year-old suspected of shooting, killing cousin in Phoenix https://t.co/3vXU1NI6Ez
— azcentral (@azcentral) April 20, 2023
Phoenix police asked anyone with knowledge to call them at 480-WITNESS or 480-TESTIGO (for Spanish) or Silent Witness if they want to stay anonymous.
The police said that the 17-year-old was risky and armed.
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