Overview
- Phoenix police announced on Dec. 9 that Gary Cole Jr. was arrested in connection with the Jan. 15, 2024 case.
- Cole was booked on first-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence, discharging a firearm within city limits, and violating probation.
- The shooting happened around 10 p.m. near Hazelwood Street by Black Canyon Highway and 27th Avenue in central Phoenix.
- The deceased victim was identified as 62-year-old Willie Earl Dodd, and a woman survived with non-life-threatening injuries.
- Authorities have not detailed what led to the shooting or how Cole was located, after earlier appeals for tips through Silent Witness.