2nd suspect arrested in connection to fatal shooting in Tempe Marketplace parking lot

PHOENIX — A second arrest has been made in last week’s deadly shooting in a Tempe Marketplace parking lot, authorities announced Friday.

Dante Gaines, 25, is accused of killing 19-year-old Dominic Baysinger after they’d arranged a meeting to complete an online transaction, according to the Tempe Police Department.

His alleged co-conspirator, 20-year-old Fernando Gallegos, was arrested last week, two days after the shooting.

Detectives identified Gaines as a suspect during the investigation, according to police.

A coordinated effort between Tempe PD, Mesa SWAT and the U.S. Marshals Service led to Gaines’ arrest on Thursday, police said.

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Baysinger was killed around 11 a.m. on Dec. 1 in a parking lot outside Road Runner Sports in Tempe Marketplace.

He’d gone to the large outdoor mall near McClintock Drive and Rio Salado Parkway with his girlfriend after arranging a transaction online, police said. The suspects fled the scene after the shooting.

When officers arrived, they found Baysinger with critical injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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