Search leads to arrest in Phoenix, double shooting

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A suspect has been arrested and charged with murder and burglary in a double shooting that left a man dead and a woman hospitalized, police said.

Refugio Jimenez, 49, was arrested in connection with the murder of Rashaad Johnson, 29, who was killed in the shooting around 12:50 a.m. Oct. 14 near 1300 West Sunland Avenue, according to a police release Phoenix emerges.

A 32-year-old woman, whose identity has not been released, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

According to preliminary information, an argument outside an apartment escalated into a shooting.

When he was arrested, police say Jimenez discarded a firearm and was wearing body armor. He also had methamphetamine, according to the release.

He was interviewed at police headquarters and “made a self-defense claim that was not supported by the evidence at the scene,” the release said.

He was booked into the Maricopa County Jail on nine felony charges, including first-degree murder/aggravated murder, first-degree burglary, two counts of weapons-related misconduct/prohibited possession, two counts of aggravated assault with a firearm, body armor-related misconduct, trespassing and possession of a dangerous drug.