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Suspect arrested after fatal shooting in Phoenix apartment parking lot

Nov 4, 2022, 9:45 AM

David Gordon (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Photo)...

David Gordon (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Photo)

(Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Photo)

PHOENIX – A suspect is in custody after a man was fatally shot outside a Phoenix apartment complex Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.

Officers responded to a shooting call at the complex’s parking lot near 41st Avenue and McDowell Road around 2 p.m., the Phoenix Police Department said.

They took David Gordon, 51, into custody when they arrived and found man with a gunshot wound inside a nearby vehicle.

Dariusz Swiader, 47, died of his injuries at the scene.

Gordon was booked into Maricopa County Jail on a second-degree murder count, police said.

No other details were made available.

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