Suspect arrested after shooting an Avondale man during a neighborly dispute, PD says
AVONDALE, Ariz. - A suspect is arrested after police say he shot and wounded a young man following a confrontation with two teenage boys in Avondale.
Officers booked 19-year-old Anthony Hurtado Jr. on several felony counts.
On the afternoon of Wednesday, May 22, police say he confronted two teens who were playing on a pile of trash near 6th Avenue and Elm Lane and told them not to make a mess.
After the boys yelled at him, Hurtado is accused of hitting one of them with a piece of cardboard.
The teens left and returned with two men.
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They banged on the door. A stepfather said he needed to talk to the man who slapped his son.
Hurtado went outside and spoke to the group. Police say a 20-year-old man, the stepfather of the teen, lunged at Hurtado but fell.
They say Hurtado then threatened to open fire.
As the group walked away, investigators say Hurtado shot the 20-year-old several times.
"You were arrested on allegations of one count of attempted murder in the 2nd degree, a class 1 felony, 3 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and dangerous instrument, a class 2 felony, and one count of disorderly conduct fighting, a class 6 felony," Hurtado was told during a court appearance.
Police say the victim is in the hospital on a breathing tube.
A judge set bond for Hurtado at $150,000.
Arrest caught on camera
Hurtado was seen on video walking out of his home with his hands up.
Neighbors saw a heavy police presence outside their front door as officers questioned Hurtado and another person that came out of the same house.
"We didn’t know if there was a shooter on the loose or anything like that, so I was just worried about our kids, that’s it," a neighbor said.
The incident has neighbors near the home a bit on edge.
A neighbor says, "So much in the world today and people being so reckless with guns. The way he just stepped out at 2 or 1:30 in the afternoon, and you know, that’s just scary."
