16-year-old facing murder charges for deadly June shooting in Phoenix

A man who was shot in Phoenix in June died last week and a 16-year-old is now facing homicide charges, authorities said.

The Phoenix Police Department identified the man who died as 35-year-old Jesus Herrera Maykar.

On June 28, officers were called to an apartment complex in the area of 27th and Glendale avenues just after 4:30 p.m. for reports of a shooting.

When they arrived at the scene, they found Maykar suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries.

Officers were alerted by the Real-Time Operations Center about a suspect who was fleeing and later took him into custody.

Authorities also located the handgun that was used in the shooting.

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