SCOTTSDALE, AZ — A suspect was arrested in connection with a shooting in Scottsdale early Sunday morning that left one man dead and his brother wounded, according to police.
Shortly after 1 a.m., Scottsdale police officers were dispatched to the Old Town area due to reports of a fight near Bottle Blonde nightclub near Scottsdale and Camelback roads. When officers arrived, those involved in the fight dispersed.
Police were still at the scene at around 1:16 a.m. when they heard “rapid-fire” gunshots northeast of the clubs.
Officers arrived to find two men, each suffering from at least one gunshot wound to the chest. They were taken to HonorHealth Osborn ER for treatment, but one of the men passed away about an hour after the shooting. The other man, identified by police as the deceased male’s brother, was listed in critical condition and is expected to survive.
Investigators said officers came upon a party bus parked on west Saddlebag Trail near Camelback Road, with several witnesses saying they saw a gunman running northbound from the scene.
Officers saw the man and chased him, following him into an alley between a hotel and its swimming pool.
According to investigators, officers cornered the man in the alley, but he refused to comply with orders to surrender. They deployed a Taser to subdue and arrest him. Police identified him using a passport he was carrying.
Officers searched him and found he was in possession of a 10mm Glock pistol ammunition magazine and a BMW vehicle key.
The officers searched the area and spotted a black firearm “with characteristics consistent with a Glock at the bottom of the pool.” Investigators noted that officers did not actually see if the man threw a firearm into the pool.
Investigators believe the suspect, identified as 22-year-old Jeremy La’Twan Campbell Jr., initiated two separate altercations with the victims — the first near the nightclubs and the second next to the victims’ vehicle, where the shooting occurred.
According to investigators, following the first fight, Campbell was observed on surveillance video returning to the area from where his vehicle had been parked and seen approaching the victims as they stood next to their parked vehicle on west Saddleback Trail. The situation evolved into a physical fight and then gunshots were fired, investigators said.
Additionally, investigators said they were prepared to execute a search warrant on Campbell’s home when they saw several people leave the property in a vehicle.
Police stopped the vehicle and and searched it, with officers discovering a Glock 10mm case “with a matching serial number to the gun pulled from the pool.”
Campbell was booked into Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Jail on one count of second-degree murder count and one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Anyone with video of the fights or the shooting, or other information related to the case, is urged to contact Scottsdale Police Department’s anonymous tip line at 480-312-8477.
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