{"id":77130,"date":"2016-05-25T18:09:22","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T22:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=77130"},"modified":"2016-05-25T18:10:10","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T22:10:10","slug":"breaking-officials-say-13-victims-after-gunman-opens-fire-on-az-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/breaking-officials-say-13-victims-after-gunman-opens-fire-on-az-highway\/","title":{"rendered":"Officials ID Gunman After Shooting Spree, Car-Jacking Near AZ. Highway"},"content":{"rendered":"
PHOENIX — Detectives from the Arizona Department of Public Safety (ADPS) have identified the gunman involved in last night\u2019s shooting along State Route 87 as 36-year-old James David Walker of San Tan Valley. Later today, Walker will be booked into the 4th Avenue Jail in downtown Phoenix on the following charges:<\/p>\n
-Aggravated Assault
\n-Endangerment
\n-Attempted Homicide
\n-Armed Robbery
\n-Theft of Means of Transportation
\n-Possession of Dangerous Drugs
\n-Additional charges are pending<\/p>\n
Police say there are 13 victims and that six vehicles were struck by gunfire. This includes a ADPS Trooper whose vehicle was shot several times.<\/p>\n
On May 24th at 8:25 p.m., ADPS received calls from citizens on SR 87 just south of Shea Boulevard that they were being shot at by a male subject.<\/p>\n
As troopers arrived on scene, they found one victim who had a grazing wound to his head. He sought his own medical attention. His vehicle\u2019s engine caught fire from the gunshots.<\/p>\n
An additional victim was struck in the leg as he traveled SR-87 and drove to the Ft. McDowell Casino for help. This victim was transported to a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries.<\/p>\n
The suspect drove to a gas station where he car-jacked a vehicle at gunpoint and fled northbound on SR 87. During a search for suspect, a trooper started receiving gunfire into his patrol vehicle. He was not injured.<\/p>\n
Three hours later the stolen car was found in a ditch off SR 87 near milepost 201.<\/p>\n
With the help of the Mesa Police Helicopter, and ADPS SWAT, the suspect was located lying on the ground about a half mile south of the stolen vehicle.<\/p>\n
ADPS is taking the lead investigative role in this case. It is also concurrently being investigated by Fort McDowell Police, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the FBI.<\/p>\n