HOMICIDE

Phoenix police arrest suspect in shooting death

Thomas Draper

(MCSO)

A 40-year-old man has been arrested on a second-degree murder charge in an Aug. 12 shooting outside a Phoenix apartment complex, police said.

Thomas Draper was charged in the killing of Jacob Sierra, 24, according to a Phoenix Police Department release.

Officers were called to the complex near 43^rd Street and McDowell Road just after 1:30 a.m. Aug. 12, and found Sierra suffering from a gunshot wound.

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HOMICIDE

Phoenix police arrest suspect in shooting death

(MCSO)

Thomas Draper

Posted Friday, August 16, 2024 7:09 am

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A 40-year-old man has been arrested on a second-degree murder charge in an Aug. 12 shooting outside a Phoenix apartment complex, police said.

Thomas Draper was charged in the killing of Jacob Sierra, 24, according to a Phoenix Police Department release.

Officers were called to the complex near 43^rd Street and McDowell Road just after 1:30 a.m. Aug. 12, and found Sierra suffering from a gunshot wound.

He was rushed to a hospital where he died from his injuries, police said.

The suspect fled in a vehicle.