Man accused of killing 2, including ex-girlfriend, in Phoenix apartment

Nov 9, 2021, 7:52 AM | Updated: 9:54 am

Steven Love-Mason (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Photo)

(Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Photo)

PHOENIX — A suspect is in custody after he allegedly shot and killed two people, including his ex-girlfriend, at a north Phoenix apartment Monday, authorities said.

Steven Love-Mason, 27, is accused of shooting 28-year-old Trystan Benallie, with whom he’d previously been in a relationship, and 23-year-old Martin Louis at Benallie’s apartment, the Phoenix Police Department said in a press release.

Officers responded to a call for shots fired near Beardsley and Cave Creek roads around 7:15 a.m.

They learned that Love-Mason allegedly asked a neighbor to knock on Benallie’s door and then forced his way in before fatally shooting the victims, police said.

Phoenix police located the suspect in Tempe and arrested him without incident.

Love-Mason was booked on two counts of homicide and other offenses.

The investigation is ongoing.

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