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UPDATE 1:45 P.M. 3/24/22 Police told The Independent in an email that Mendoza is still at large and that the victim, a male in his 20s, remains hospitalized.
Buckeye police are asking the community for help locating a man suspected of attempted murder in a shooting around 7 p.m. Tuesday evening.
Buckeye police responded to a call of a shooting in a home near 201st Avenue and Buchanan Street in Buckeye.
Police found a man inside who had been shot, who was transported to the hospital in critical condition.
Police are seeking 33-year-old Jose Esteban Mendoza as a suspect in the shooting and said that Mendoza fled the scene in a 2015 black Dodge Charger SXT with an Arizona Phoenix Suns license plate PX3432.
Police released a blurry photo identified as Mendoza. In the photo he has a thick dark beard and mustache, hair pulled back in a ponytail and a large tattoo covering his neck and part of his chest.
A blurry photo of Mendoza's vehicle was also released by police in what appears to be from surveillance footage.
Those with information regarding Mendoza’s whereabouts are asked to call the Buckeye police tip line at 623-349-6411.
Madeline Ackley is a Phoenix-area native who joined Independent Newsmedia in July 2021 as a reporter for the Goodyear-Litchfield Park Independent. She is passionate about delivering hyperlocal coverage of issues that matter to her community.
She has previously covered immigration, policing, homelessness, veteran’s issues and breaking news and her byline has appeared in The Arizona Mirror, The Arizona Republic, The Phoenix Business Journal and Cronkite News.
Madeline is passionate about animal welfare and the environment. She loves to cook, travel and spend time with her family.
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