Man injured in shooting outside downtown Phoenix arcade bar, suspect in custody

PHOENIX - Police say one person is in custody following a shooting outside a popular downtown Phoenix arcade bar that left a man seriously injured.

According to police, the shooting happened at around 11:30 p.m. on June 25 outside the Cobra Arcade Bar, located near 2nd and McKinley Streets, when two men got into an argument in the parking lot.

During the argument, a physical fight broke out, and the victim punched the suspect multiple times in the face. After the fight, the suspect allegedly shot the victim multiple times. Police say 14 shell casings were found at the scene.

The victim, identified as an adult male, was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. He is in critical, but stable condition.

Two off-duty Phoenix Police officers were inside a nearby parked patrol vehicle. The vehicle was hit by gunfire during the shooting, but the officers were not struck.

The officers chased a man who police say was running from the area with a gun in his hand. The suspect, identified as 22-year-old Matthew Covarrubio, was eventually taken into custody.

One of the officers suffered minor injuries while taking Covarrubio into custody.

Suspect, victim allegedly had altercation inside bar before shooting

According to court documents, a witness told police that Covarrubio and the victim got into an argument and shoving match inside the bar prior to the shooting.

"Prior to [Covarrubio] walking away, he made the comment, ‘I have something for you,’" court documents read.

While being questioned by police, Covarrubio denied threatening the victim and said that "he only fired shots because the victim had jumped him."

Covarrubio was booked into jail and is accused of aggravated assault and discharging a firearm within city limits.   

Area where the shooting happened: