19-year-old Arizona Navy sailor shot and killed in Wisconsin, police searching for suspect
A Navy sailor from Eagar, Arizona, was killed in a shooting in West Allis, Wisconsin early Sunday morning.
Phoenix Castanon, 19, was close to graduating from Navy technical school, said Navy spokesperson Matthew Mogle. His career as an assessment sailor began in November 2020, Mogle said.
West Allis police received several 911 calls about a man shot in the area of 84th Street and Becher Street around 2:41 a.m. Sunday, according to a Facebook post by the department.
When officers arrived, they found Castanon in the road with a gunshot wound. He was given medical attention, but he died on scene, the post stated.
Preliminary information collected by police indicated that Castanon was with some women he knew. One of the women was walking along 84th Street when she was approached by an unknown man driving a vehicle, the post stated.
The man spoke to the woman, scaring her. The woman then ran to Castanon’s car.
Castanon exited the car and approached the man. The two spoke before the man fired his gun at Castanon, the post stated. The man then fled the area.
The suspect has been described as a Black man with short dreadlocks between 5’7” and 5’11”.
Police continue to investigate the shooting.
Castanon's death is the first homicide in West Allis this year, Deputy Chief Robert Fletcher said. In 2021, the city had a total of two homicides.
Bob Dohr of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel contributed to this report.
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