Updated: Monday, 19 Oct 2009, 3:02 PM MDT
Published : Monday, 19 Oct 2009, 6:14 AM MDT
PHOENIX - Phoenix police arrested a 36-year-old man after a woman was shot and her son was fatally wounded early Monday.
Police responded to a shots fired call at an apartment complex located at Black Canyon Freeway and Orangewood Avenue.
Officers arrived and found 31-year-old Michael Carter dead from gunshot wounds. His mother, 51-year-old Joanne Deanda, was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries.
Investigators say that Carter had a verbal altercation with his sister's ex-boyfriend, Joseph B. Ochoa, at the front door of the apartment.
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During the altercation, Carter was shot and killed. The gunman then shot the victim's mother.
The gunman fled. Phoenix police spokesman Officer Luis Samudio said 36-year-old Ochoa was later arrested near State Route 51 and Thomas Road in Phoenix.
Ochoa is facing murder and attempted murder charges.
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