Police arrest suspect after man fatally shot at Phoenix restaurant drive-thru

PHOENIX — A suspect was arrested after a man was fatally shot in the drive-thru lane of a Phoenix restaurant on Sunday, authorities said.

The shooting happened around 4 a.m. near Central and Dunlap avenues after two customers got into a fight, the Phoenix Police Department said in a press release.

The victim, later identified as 51-year-old Benigno Rivera Figueroa, died at the scene.

Luis Fernando Parra Cruz, 39, was arrested Monday and booked into jail on a murder count, police said Tuesday.

Police are investigating information about what led up to the shooting.

Anybody with information about the case was asked to call the Phoenix Police Department at 602-262-6151 or, to remain anonymous, Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS (948-6377) or 480-TESTIGO (837-8446) for Spanish.

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