Suspect in convenience store robberies charged with unrelated shooting
Yuma man now faces more than a dozen felony charges
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The Yuma Police Department (YPD) now says, the suspect in a pair of attempted convenience store robberies is also the prime suspect in a shooting at a Yuma home.
All three incidents happened in the late hours of September 22, and the early hours of September 23.
YPD says it began just before midnight last Tuesday, with a shooting at a home in the 600 block of South Madison Avenue. No one got hurt.
Then, officers say, around 1:30 a.m., someone held up a Circle K on 32nd Street. They say, less than a half-hour later, the same person robbed a different Circle K on 4th Avenue. In both cases, YPD says, the armed suspect got away with an undisclosed amount of cash.
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On Tuesday, YPD announced it had arrested a 20-year-old suspect in connection with those robberies. On Wednesday, police announced the same man would also face charges in connection with the Madison Avenue shooting.
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Per editorial policy, KYMA.com will not release the suspect's name until he has been formally charged with any of the crimes.
The suspect now faces more than a dozen felony charges including:
- 2 counts of attempted murder
- 8 counts of aggravated assault
- 3 counts of armed robbery
- 1 count of criminal damage
KYMA.com, News 11, and CBS 13 will continue to follow this case and bring you more details once the suspect has been arraigned.
