Police: Man dead following shooting at grocery store parking lot in Maryvale; suspect arrested

Phoenix police say a suspect has been arrested after a man was shot and killed in the parking lot of a Maryvale grocery store.

According to a brief statement, officers responded to the parking lot of a grocery store near 43rd Avenue and McDowell Road at around 7:19 p.m. Once officers arrived at the scene, they found a man with a gunshot wound inside a car. The man was pronounced dead by fire crews.

"Initial information received was shots were fired from another vehicle," read a portion of the statement released by Phoenix Police.

Witnesses reported seeing a man shoot into the victim's car before leaving the scene in a dark-colored truck. A witness then dialed 911 saying they were behind the same truck.

Officers located the truck during a traffic stop and detained all four of its occupants. The driver, 33-year-old Rey Uriol Lara Lugo, was arrested.

Police say Lugo admitted to being involved in an argument with the victim before the shooting.

Lugo was booked into jail.

The victim has not been identified.

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