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Yahoo
23-05-2025
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3 Phoenix-area bar shootings in May have left 4 dead and communities reeling
A series of shootings at local bars in May have rattled people across metro Phoenix. The shootings have been in three different cities and different settings. One was at a longtime student haunt nestled in a Tempe neighborhood. Another was at a Glendale restaurant open for about a year near the historic downtown. The third was in a Peoria strip mall off a major roadway. They led to the deaths of four people and injured several more. Linda Hubbard, who lives in a house behind the Peoria strip mall where the latest shooting occurred, was surprised to hear of the incident, saying the bar was usually a quiet spot except for the occasional drunk, disorderly person or a loud car. "Every now and then, somebody will come around from the bar and walk down the street, and you can hear a ruckus on the corner over here," Hubbard said. "But as a rule, that bar is pretty quiet. People over there, they don't branch out into the neighborhood." A fight led to a shooting May 3 outside Casey Moore's Oyster House in Tempe, police said. Dakota Barnes, 30, was leaving the establishment when another man punched him in the head, according to court records. Barnes responded by shooting the man in the stomach, the records said. When a neighbor came outside with a cell phone, Barnes threatened the neighbor to put the phone away or he would "come back," according to court records. When Barnes tried to leave with his girlfriend, the man who was shot jumped on the hood of Barnes' car, but the car swerved, and the man fell off, the records said. Barnes was arrested and faced multiple felony charges. On May 4, a mariscos and steak restaurant on the edge of historic downtown Glendale, less than a block away from police headquarters, became the scene of a mass shooting that killed three people and injured several others. Police say a fight broke out at a dance party on the patio of El Camaron Gigante as it was winding down. The event was thrown by On A Sunday Afternoon, a lifestyle brand founded by Bobby Luera. Security removed the people involved in the fight. Soon after, gunfire erupted. Brothers Damien Anthony Sproule, 17, and Christopher Juaquin Sproule, 21, as well as Milo Christopher Suniga, 21, were killed, according to police. Family members said the brothers were at the event to make friends with fellow lowrider fans. Suniga's cousin, Veronica Tarango, told The Arizona Republic at a community vigil on May 6 that he was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, caught in the crossfire. Suniga wasn't a violent or confrontational person, she said. Five people were injured: two men, 20 and 23; two women, 20 and 21; and a 16-year-old boy, police said. A shoot-out at a Peoria sports bar killed one man and injured another person May 20. Police officers were dispatched to the Deli Sports Bar, near the Loop 101 Agua Fria Freeway and Peoria Avenue, at about 11:30 p.m. for a disorderly conduct call. Dispatchers could hear a man on the call arguing with a bar employee who refused to serve him. The man, later identified as 46-year-old Mario Franco from El Mirage, was refused service due to extreme intoxication, police said. Franco went to the parking lot, retrieved a firearm from his vehicle and fired into the air several times before shooting into the business, police said. One bar patron was injured. Franco then pointed the firearm at a couple sitting on a park bench outside the bar, police said. The parties began firing back and forth, according to police. Franco was struck and treated for his injuries, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Republic reporters Jose R. Gonzalez, Helen Rummel and Wren Smetana contributed to this article. This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Phoenix-area bar shootings in May have left 4 dead, many reeling
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Yahoo
Glendale police want to talk to these people about mass shooting at restaurant
Glendale police asked the public on May 7 to help detectives identify three people who were present for a mass shooting that killed three and injured five at El Camaron Gigante, which is roughly a block away from the city's historic downtown, on May 4. Before the shooting, hundreds of people were attending a dance party on the restaurant's patio. The event had been put on by On A Sunday Afternoon, a Chicano lifestyle and clothing brand that regularly organized dance events. The department published two pictures capturing three people. Officer Moroni Mendez, a department spokesperson, said homicide supervisors asked for the images of the people to be shared because they believed the people pictured possessed important information related to their case. Mendez said the people police were searching for were not suspects. Mendez asked anyone who recognized any of the people pictured to contact police by calling the department's nonemergency number at 623-930-3000. Calls can be made anonymously through Silent Witness at 480-948-6377. The department's May 7 appeal to the public wasn't its first. Glendale police spokesperson Jose Santiago previously encouraged anyone with information about the incident to anonymously upload any videos or photos they had of the incident to a web portal. Anyone with verbal tips could call the department's nonemergency number, Santiago said. Glendale police asked the public on May 7 to help detectives identify three people who were present for a mass shooting that killed three and injured five at El Camaron Gigante restaurant on May 4. They were not suspects, police said, but may have important information. Glendale police asked the public on May 7 to help detectives identify three people who were present for a mass shooting that killed three and injured five at El Camaron Gigante restaurant on May 4. They were not suspects, police said, but may have important information. Persons of interest appear in videos posted to social media In video footage posted online, the woman police designated as the first person of interest can be seen pointing to a group of men and calling security over. As security arrives and separates her from the group of men, the person labeled as the second person of interest can be seen throwing an object, possibly a bottle, at the men she was pointing out. This confrontation drew the attention of the disc jockeys on stage, who stopped the music. The event organizer, Bobby Luera, can be heard on the video using a microphone on the stage to ask for calm, and then ending the event after the object is thrown. The man police labeled as the third person of interest appears on video talking to at least one of the men from the group the woman pointed out as security escorted him towards the exit. Videos posted to social media capturing the incident depict a chaotic scene with some people pushing and striking each other. One video shows a crowd chanting 'beat it' as security separates the participants of a fight and removes them from the area. Questions about Glendale shooting remain as days pass Glendale police's latest appeal came three days after the fatal shooting killed brothers Damien Anthony Sproule, 17, and Christopher Juaquin Sproule, 21, as well as Milo Christopher Suniga, 21. Stephanie Ortega and Regenea LaRoche Sproule, the mother and stepmother of Damien and Christopher, respectively, said the brothers were looking to meet people who were also interested in cars. 'They were out there trying to make friends from the lowrider community,' Sproule said. 'Because they had just gotten their own lowriders and they wanted to fix them up, so they needed to make friends.' Veronica Tarango, Suniga's cousin, the third person who died in the shooting, told The Arizona Republic at a community vigil on May 6 that he was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, caught in the crossfire. Suniga wasn't a violent or confrontational person, she said. This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Glendale police want to talk to these people about mass shooting
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Politics
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Candlelight vigil scheduled to honor victims of deadly Glendale shooting
A candlelight vigil was scheduled for the evening of May 6 to honor the three people killed in a mass shooting outside a dance party in Glendale. Milo Christopher Suniga, 21, and brothers Damien Anthony Sproule, 17, and Christopher Juaquin Sproule, 21, were killed, and five others were injured. Police said shots were fired by multiple people in the parking lot outside of El Camaron Gigante, a mariscos and steak restaurant, as a Cinco de Mayo celebration happened inside the venue on May 4. The celebration organizers routinely host neighborhood gatherings in the area. On a Sunday Afternoon, which also goes by Oasa, describes itself as a "lifestyle brand staying true to the culture and all things Chicano." The group said its events were made to create a safe space for friends and families. "That safety was taken from us last night, and we will never take that lightly," On a Sunday Afternoon leaders said in a statement. "Our thoughts remain with those grieving, and our commitment to our community has never been stronger." When is the candlelight vigil for the Glendale shooting victims? Community members were invited to the candlelight vigil at 6:30 p.m. on May 6 at Murphy Park. The park is in historic downtown Glendale at the intersection of West Glendale Avenue and North 58th Avenue, about two blocks from the shooting site. The vigil was shared online by State Sen. Analise Ortiz, who represents downtown Glendale. U.S. Rep. Yassamin Ansari, whose district includes downtown Glendale, called for a moment of silence on the U.S. House floor on May 5 in memory of the victims. 'No one should be unsafe in this country eating in a restaurant or celebrating a holiday like Cinco de Mayo with friends and family,' Ansari said. Several politicians have called for reformed gun policies in the aftermath of the deadly shooting, including Ansari and Ortiz. Reporters Richard Ruelas and Shawn Raymundo contributed to this article. This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Candlelight vigil scheduled to honor victims of deadly Glendale shooting
