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Second arrest made in connection with deadly Phoenix shooting

PD: Woman arrested in connection with murder
PD: Woman arrested in connection with murder
Posted at 12:10 PM, Oct 27, 2017
and last updated 2017-10-30 15:23:01-04

Surveillance video reportedly contradicted a woman’s story regarding a deadly shooting in north Phoenix, at a home that is set to be demolished.

Phoenix police responded to the area of Cave Creek Road and Rose Garden Lane on Monday afternoon, after receiving an initial report of a "home invasion."

Jessica Ann Yates, who was staying on the property reportedly told police that she was inside her house when she heard a gunshot. She then went outside, discovered the victim, 45-year-old Drummond Jentzen, and performed CPR.

Jentzen was shot in the neck and died at the scene.

However, police say, when they reviewed surveillance video from a nearby business, a different story emerged.

The video reportedly shows a white Dodge truck coming to the home with Yates coming out to meet the two men inside. Police say Jentzen, Yates and a man, later identified as Shaun Aren Williams, exited the truck and went into the patio area.

Later, Williams returned to the truck with Yates speaking to him before he left.

Yates refused to provide police with more information or the identity of the other man and was arrested for hindering prosecution.

Police say documents in the home showed that Williams was living in the house also and owned a truck similar to the one seen in the surveillance video. 

Upon his arrest four days later, Williams reportedly told police that Jentzen took his gun and shot himself in the neck. 

Williams is being held on a $1,000,000 bond for second-degree murder and being a prohibited possessor of a firearm.