Suspect claims self-defense after fatal shooting at Phoenix apartments
Dec 29, 2022, 8:28 AM
(Facebook File Photo/Phoenix Police Department)
(Facebook File Photo/Phoenix Police Department)
PHOENIX — A suspect is claiming self-defense after a fatal shooting at a Phoenix apartment complex Tuesday evening, authorities said.
Officers responded to the apartments on 19th Avenue between Northern and Dunlap avenues around 6:45 p.m. and found a gunshot victim and a man who acknowledged involvement, the Phoenix Police Department said in a press release Wednesday.
The victim, 40-year-old Brian West, was pronounced dead at the scene by Phoenix Fire Department responders.
West was in a verbal argument with a woman when the other man intervened, police said.
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The two men then argued, which led to the shooting.
“The suspect made statements consistent with self-defense, and no arrest was made,” Sgt. Brian Bower said in the release.
The case will be submitted to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office for review after the investigation has been completed.
No other details were made available.
