PHOENIX — A 15-year-old male has been arrested in connection with the deadly shooting of another teen at Desert Sky Mall in Phoenix on Tuesday.
Phoenix police were called to the mall just before 8:30 p.m. for reports of a shooting inside the mall.
Officers found a 17-year-old and a 16-year-old who had been shot.
According to court paperwork, the two victims were working at a kiosk called Bisou — a cologne and hat business — inside the mall when two unknown males walked by. The group offered the males a hat and cologne to buy. According to court documents, the two males then stopped, became aggressive, and continued to walk by the kiosk making comments.
Court paperwork states that one witness, who was also working at the Bisou kiosk, said he suffers from anxiety and had anxiety pills in a cross-body bag he was carrying. According to court documents, as the confrontation escalated, he reached into his bag to hold onto the pill bottle to help calm himself. Court paperwork states one of the two unknown males thought he was reaching for a gun.
Court documents state that shortly after, one of the males pulled a black handgun from his front waistband — described as having a flashlight attached, a possible switch on the back, and an extended magazine — and pointed it at the group. Court records describe it as a .40 caliber semiautomatic weapon. The group began to run, and multiple gunshots were fired, striking both victims.
Investigators obtained surveillance footage from inside and outside the mall, according to court paperwork. The footage showed the two suspects entering and exiting multiple stores before the shooting. Court documents state the two males were observed arriving and leaving the mall in a blue car.
Investigators located a vehicle matching the description and investigators identified 15-year-old Guillermo Guzman as the suspect seen firing the handgun in the surveillance footage. Guzman was arrested on June 4, 2026, at a residence in Phoenix. He is facing charges of second-degree murder, aggravated assault, and endangerment. Because of the severity of the charges, Guzman is a Mandated Direct File, meaning he must be prosecuted as an adult per state law.
According to court paperwork, when investigators attempted to interview Guzman, he immediately asked for a lawyer. No questions were asked about the incident.
Both teens who were shot were taken to a hospital, where the 17-year-old, Kevin Zamora, died from his injuries.
Police say the other teen received non-life-threatening injuries.
On Tuesday, there will be a car wash fundraiser at Ace of Wingz beginning at 11 a.m. at 8430 W McDowell Road in Phoenix. Organizers say all the proceeds will go towards helping the Zamora family with their funeral expenses.
There is also a GoFundMe fundraiser set up by Kevin’s family to help with the funeral expenses.
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