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Man facing 2nd degree murder charge after fatal west Phoenix shooting

Efren Espinosa Pineda was booked on a second-degree murder charge after fatally shooting Rogelio Aparicio Aguilera at west Phoenix home during a dispute.

(Photo via Phoenix Police Department)...

(Photo via Phoenix Police Department)

(Photo via Phoenix Police Department)

A man is dead and another is in custody after a shooting at a home in west Phoenix on Sunday night, authorities said.

The Phoenix Police Department identified the man who died as 48-year-old Rogelio Aparicio Aguilera.

Officers responded to a residence near 47th Avenue and Indian School Road for reports of a shooting around 8:15 p.m.

They found Aguilera suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Phoenix Fire.

The suspect, who authorities identified as 53-year-old Efren Espinosa Pineda, fled the scene but was later taken into custody by detectives. He was booked into jail on a second-degree murder charge.

Preliminary information indicated Pineda shot Aguilera during a dispute.

Kylie Werner KTAR.com editor

Kylie Werner is a web content editor for KTAR.com. Werner is from Bonita, California, or just 15 minutes south of San Diego. Since graduating from the Cronkite school in December 2023, she has spent her time covering local and hyperlocal news for… Read more

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