Arrest made in Scottsdale shooting that left 2 dead, 1 injured
Jul 4, 2020, 12:22 PM | Updated: 12:25 pm
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PHOENIX — An arrest has been made in connection to an early morning shooting that left two men dead and another seriously injured at a Circle K on Friday, the Scottsdale Police Department said in a press release.
Bryan Christopher Lee Washington, 32, has been arrested on charges of 1st degree murder and armed robbery, authorities announced Saturday.
Evidence from the scene showed Washington was waiting in a vehicle parked on the side of the business.
Just after the shooting, Washington exited the suspect vehicle and fled the scene on foot, authorities said.
Around 2:40 a.m., a male suspect, 30-year-old Robert Blackwater, entered the convenience store off of East Indian School Road and North 82nd Street in the Phoenix suburb with a gun and demanding money.
During the exchange, multiple rounds were fired at or near the clerk before striking and killing a bystander, 35-year-old Joseph Toki, who had walked into the store.
As Blackwater left the store, he encountered another bystander, Toki’s friend, outside in the parking lot. The suspect fired several rounds, hitting the bystander.
The bystander returned fire with his handgun, striking and killing Blackwater.
The shot bystander was treated by the Scottsdale Fire Department and transported to a local hospital with serious injuries.
The clerk involved in the incident was uninjured, authorities said.
Additionally, authorities discovered the suspect fit the description at two other robberies that took place at two Circle K locations on Thursday night and Friday morning.
Officials reported no injuries in those incidents.
No other information was immediately available as the investigation is ongoing.
