Victim dies nearly a week after downtown Phoenix shooting, police say
Man dies after being shot in downtown Phoenix last Saturday
One of the four people shot in downtown Phoenix on Dec. 28 has died, Phoenix Police said.
PHOENIX - One of the four victims shot in downtown Phoenix last week has died from their injuries, the Phoenix Police Department announced.
What we know:
21-year-old Eyosiyas Belema Jote, one of the four people shot near 1st Street and Washington Street, died in the hospital on Jan. 3.
Detectives are working with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office regarding changes to the charges against suspected shooter, 22-year-old Keon Joubert, following the victim's death.
The backstory:
In the early hours of Dec. 28, the suspected shooter fired shots outside night clubs, ;eaving three women with non-life-threatening injuries, and the man, now identified as Jote, with life-threatening injuries at the time.
One day later, Joubert was arrested on multiple felony charges related to the investigation, including aggravated assault.
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Suspect arrested in downtown Phoenix shooting that hurt 4 victims, PD says
Police identified 22-year-old Keon Joubert as the suspect in a shooting that wounded four people in downtown Phoenix. One man suffered life-threatening injuries in the shooting, while three women were treated for non-life-threatening wounds.
What we don't know:
The identities of the remaining victims, and their current condition, remain unknown.
What's next:
Police are continuing to investigate, and are working on the shooter's charges, as this case has been upgraded to a homicide.
Map of the area of the shooting.
The Source: Phoenix Police Department