News

Actions

Mario Cholak update: Police arrest 4 suspects in man's shooting death

Posted at 9:22 AM, Oct 06, 2016
and last updated 2016-10-07 01:44:18-04

Police have made a fourth and final arrest in connection with a man's shooting death last month in North Phoenix.

Carlos Punnett, Jamal White, Quincey Edmond and Carl Johnson are all facing facing first-degree murder charges stemming from a deadly shooting on Sept. 29.

Twenty-five-year-old Mario Cholak was shot and killed during a card game near 32nd Street and Cactus Road, according to the Phoenix Police Department.

Officials said the victim was found by paramedics and police with a gunshot wound to the stomach shortly before 8 p.m. following a call about an armed robbery at a hookah lounge, which was closed at the time.

A second victim was forced to the ground and had guns and drugs stolen from him before the suspects fled the scene.

The four suspects are also accused of stealing guns and drugs from the victims. 

No further information has been released.