PHOENIX — Police have detained a suspect after a man's body was found in a canal in Phoenix on Monday morning.
Phoenix police say they were called to the area near Loop 202 and 40th Street at about 11:45 a.m. for the body that was found.
When officers arrived, they found the man was already dead and showed "obvious signs of trauma."
Police have identified him as 48-year-old Efrin Victor Evangelista.
On Tuesday, officers located and detained a suspect, Bryan Barrientos.
According to police, Barrientos shot Evangelista eight times as he slept.
Barrientos is being charged with one count of second-degree murder.
If you have any information about this case, you are asked to call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS, or report a tip online at their website.
