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Arrest Made in East Phoenix QuikTrip Killing, Suspect Held on $1 Million Bond

Investigators have not disclosed a motive or any prior relationship between the men.

Overview

  • Phoenix police arrested 25-year-old Deondre Stephon Franklin on Jan. 17 in connection with a Jan. 16 shooting outside a QuikTrip at 44th and Oak streets.
  • The victim, 52-year-old Danny Lyn Kaster, was found with at least one gunshot wound and later died at a hospital.
  • Franklin was booked into a Maricopa County jail on one count of second-degree murder and is being held on a $1 million bond.
  • Authorities have not said what led to the shooting or whether Franklin and Kaster knew each other.
  • Police are asking anyone with information to contact Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS or 480-TESTIGO, or submit an anonymous tip at silentwitness.org.