MESA, AZ — A 16-year-old is dead and an adult has been injured after a shooting late Wednesday night at an apartment complex near US 60 and Val Vista Drive.
Officers were first called to the complex around 10 p.m. for reports of a shooting. When they arrived, they found one person with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds and another person who had been killed. The person killed has been identified as 16-year-old Azriel Lloyd.
Police believe Lloyd and the adult were planning on robbing at least one person that night. Police followed a related vehicle that night and detained multiple people involved.
Later, a suspect identified as Bre'on Damion Ballard was arrested and is facing charges for first-degree murder, armed robbery, aggravated assault, and unlawful flight from law enforcement.
Police believe the shooting was an isolated incident.
