Man arrested in connection with shooting that left 17-year-old dead in Phoenix
Phoenix police arrested a man Wednesday in connection to a shooting that left a 17-year-old dead this weekend in Phoenix.
Police identified the suspect as Alexander Martin Reyes, 24, who has been booked into jail on one charge of murder.
On Saturday night, a teenager identified by police as Matthew Ballesteros, 17, was shot and killed following an apartment barbecue, police said.
Officers were dispatched around 11:45 p.m. to an apartment complex near 39th Avenue and McDowell Road where they found Ballesteros suffering from gunshot wounds. He was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police said early information suggested that Ballesteros, Martin Reyes and a witness were together at the apartment complex's common area having a barbecue before the shooting happened.
Martin Reyes was arrested and booked into jail on one count of murder.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Man arrested in connection to shooting that left teen dead in Phoenix
