Mesa, Arizona Shooting: 6 Shot Near Phoenix City

A mass shooting has been reported in Mesa, Arizona, where at least five people were shot and one was killed. Ryan Elliot Giroux was ID'd as the suspect.
Mesa, Arizona Shooting: 6 Shot Near Phoenix City
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A mass shooting has been reported in Mesa, Arizona, on Wednesday, according to local reports. At least six people were shot and one was killed. Later, local media, including ABC-15 and NBC, said Ryan Elliot Giroux was the suspect in the shootings.

Giroux was taken into custody after officers spotted him on an apartment balcony and deployed a stun gun. Numerous officers later led a handcuffed man to a truck parked outside an apartment complex. Police did not immediately release his identity.

The incident started with an argument inside a room at a motel and spilled outside, leaving three people wounded, Mesa Detective Esteban Flores said. The suspect then shot a person at a nearby restaurant and carjacked a gray Honda Accord. Two more people were wounded at separate apartment complexes, including one during a home invasion.

Ryan Elliot Giroux was identified by a reporter and several users on Twitter as the shooter in Mesa, Arizona, on Wednesday. (Twitter screenshot)
Ryan Elliot Giroux was identified by a reporter and several users on Twitter as the shooter in Mesa, Arizona, on Wednesday. Twitter screenshot
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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