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Phoenix driver shot dead behind wheel, suspect caught in nearby apartment

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FOX 10 Phoenix
Crime and Public Safety
Published October 3, 2026 3:21 PM MST
Published October 3, 2026 3:21 PM MST
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Phoenix Police Crime Scene Response Unit vehicles and detectives gather near 18th and Maryland avenues after a fatal shooting that left a driver dead inside his car. (FOX 10)

The Brief

    • Officers responding to midnight gunfire near 19th and Maryland avenues found 58-year-old John David Lee fatally shot inside a vehicle that crashed into a garage.
    • Police arrested 41-year-old Sherman Murphy at a nearby apartment complex on second-degree murder charges, with a judge setting his bond at $1 million.
    • Phoenix homicide detectives continue to investigate the motive behind the fatal Oct. 3 shooting.

PHOENIX - A midnight shooting in Phoenix left a driver dead inside his car after it crashed near 19th and Maryland avenues on Saturday, leading police to track down and arrest a suspect hiding in a nearby apartment.

What we know:

Phoenix police officers responded to multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire and a traffic accident on the 1800 block of West Maryland Avenue just after midnight on Oct. 3. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man – later identified as 58-year-old John David Lee – who had been shot dead before his vehicle crashed into a garage.

Sherman Murphy (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office)

Investigators quickly secured the area, collected evidence and interviewed witnesses. They learned that the shooter had fled on foot into the nearby Estates on Maryland Apartments complex seconds after the shots rang out.

The arrest:

Officers pinpointed the specific unit, surrounded the apartment and successfully took the suspect – Sherman Murphy, 41 – into custody. Facing one count of second-degree murder and one felony count of violating his probation, a judge on Saturday set his bond at $1 million.

Sherman Murphy, 41, appears in court on second-degree murder charges. (Maricopa County Superior Court)

What we don't know:

Phoenix police homicide detectives have taken control of the investigation to figure out what led up to the deadly shooting.

Area where the fatal shooting and crash occurred:

This is a developing story. Stay with FOX 10 for updates.

The Source: Information in this report was gathered from Phoenix Police Department Public Information Sergeant Chris Berrelleza.

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