PHOENIX — A man allegedly killed a father who was looking at Christmas lights with his family earlier this month in Phoenix, Arizona.
On Dec. 8, Phoenix Police Department officers were called out to a shooting at Sunridge Park near 63rd Avenue and Roosevelt Street. When officers arrived, they located a gun, shell casing, a cellphone, a rifle and blood on McKinley Street,which is near the park, according to KTVK.
Other officers were called out to a house near 67th Avenue and Van Buren Street, according to KTVK. A woman called dispatch and reported that her boyfriend, Eduardo Uzueta, 28, was shot. He was taken to the hospital and later died from his injuries.
According to court records obtained by KPNX, Uzueta and his girlfriend took their two kids to look at Christmas lights around the neighborhood. Uzueta reportedly parked his car and got out when a group of men approached him. His girlfriend reportedly told police that men began to assault him and fire multiple gunshots.
In a cellphone that was recovered at the scene, investigators reportedly found text messages that led them to a group of suspects, according to KPNX. The person who owned the cellphone was allegedly sending messages to others about planning to meet at Sunridge Park to commit armed robberies.
Eight days later on Dec. 16, police arrested Isaiah Joshua Nash, 19, for his alleged involvement in Uzueta’s death, according to KPNX.
One of the other suspects told police that Nash was allegedly trying to rob Uzueta when the shooting happened, according to court records obtained by KPNX.
According to court records obtained by KTVK, that other suspect reportedly told officers that Nash pistol-whipped Uzueta before shooting him multiple times.
Nash has been booked on recommended charges of first-degree murder and a count of armed robbery, according to KTVK.
No further information has been released.
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