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Mesa Teen Arrested After Cousin Fatally Shot Outside Apartment Complex

Authorities have not disclosed what sparked the cousins’ argument before the gunfire.

Overview

  • Police say 35-year-old Richard Garcia was found near the complex entrance with multiple gunshot wounds and later died.
  • Officers responded just before 9 p.m. on New Year’s Day to an apartment near Emerald Avenue and Stewart north of Southern Avenue.
  • The suspect was identified as 18-year-old Robert Garcia, the victim’s cousin, according to police.
  • Robert Garcia was arrested on a second-degree murder charge after investigators said an argument escalated into the shooting.
  • Detectives continue to examine the circumstances of the confrontation, and no further details or motive have been released.