Phoenix police release identity of man, woman killed in shooting that left 1 other dead

The Phoenix Police Department has released the names of two people killed in a shooting that occurred near Deer Valley Road and 27th Avenue in north Phoenix Sunday night.

According to Phoenix police, 36-year-old Misael Arevalo and 44-year-old Karla Garzona were killed after the suspect, Isaiah Steven Williams, opened fire on a car entering a motel parking lot with a semi-automatic rifle around 8:30 p.m.

Responding to a call of shots being fired in the area, officers arrived on the scene. The suspect fired immediately upon several marked patrol cars, police said. Two Phoenix police officers were injured in the gunfire.

One officer was struck by a bullet in the shoulder and returned fire in the direction of Williams after getting out of his vehicle, police said. Another officer was hit by shrapnel in the face and other places, according to police.

One of the officers who was hurt remains hospitalized with injuries that were not life threatening, according to police.

Surveillance video shows Williams walking through the parking lot before falling to the ground. The suspect was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to Phoenix police.

The Phoenix Police Department said Williams was found with a semi-automatic rifle, several magazines of ammunition, incendiary devices including Molotov cocktails, a gas mask and a helmet.

Three other innocent bystanders were injured during the exchange of gunfire but were treated at local hospitals and later released, police said.

Republic reporters Angela Cordoba Perez and Haleigh Kochanski contributed to this article.

Reach breaking news reporter Vic Verbalaitis at vverbalaitis@gannett.com.

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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Phoenix police release names of victims killed in shooting