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Phoenix Victim Dies a Week After Downtown Shooting as Police Seek Homicide Charge

Detectives are coordinating with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office to pursue upgraded charges after the death.

Overview

  • Police identified the deceased as 21-year-old Eyosiyas Belema Jote, who died at the hospital on Jan. 3.
  • The shooting occurred around 2:15 a.m. on Dec. 28 near First and Washington streets in downtown Phoenix.
  • Three women were also wounded and were expected to survive, and their identities have not been released.
  • Officers working off-duty heard up to eight gunshots before locating four victims in the nightlife area.
  • Keon Malik Joubert, 22, was arrested the next day on aggravated-assault charges, and investigators say the case is now being treated as a homicide.