AZ: Guatemalan man arrested in connection with fatal shootin
Guatemalan man arrested in connection with fatal shooting
Posted: Aug 08, 2011 1:59 PM PDT Updated: Aug 08, 2011 2:05 PM PDT
By Steve Stout
PHOENIX (KPHO) -
Phoenix police arrested a 30-year-old Guatemalan man in connection with the fatal shooting Sunday at an apartment complex.
Police said Juan Pablo Mateo-Monzon was booked into the Maricopa County jail on charges of second-degree murder and forgery.
Police said they found Everardo Lopez-Esquivel with a fatal gunshot wound to the head at 1401 N. 35th St. in Phoenix on Sunday.
Investigators said Mateo-Monzon denied involvement, but witnesses, including his girlfriend, said he and the victim had been arguing and that Mateo-Monzon went to his apartment, got a gun and shot the victim.
Police said the suspect hid the gun in his kitchen.
Investigators said Mateo-Monzon entered the U.S. illegally 11 years ago after paying $4,000 to a smuggler. They said he purchased the name Fabian Topete for $300 a few months ago for work purposes.
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