Los Angeles police arrest teen over fatal shooting in Arizona smoke shop
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Los Angeles police on Thursday detained a 15-year-old Phoenix boy in connection with a shooting in a smoke shop in Peoria, Ariz., which left two people dead and a third injured.
Police said the shooting occurred inside The Euphorium Emporium near Lake Pleasant Parkway about 1:30pm local time Tuesday, when a gunman entered the store and fired off several shots, hitting three of the four people inside, 3TV News reported.
When a SWAT team arrived at the scene, they found Kenneth Matlock, 60, and Melinda Bowen, 38, dead in the store.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Another customer, Robert Troutman, 51, ran out of the store after being shot and was later airlifted to a local hospital for treatment of a non-fatal gunshot wound to the hip.
The suspected gunman, Tyson Drew Langley, was arrested Thursday near a Greyhound bus station in Los Angeles after beat officers were issued with a "be on the lookout alert" at the morning briefing, police spokesman Lt. Paul Vernon said.
Police found a semi-automatic handgun inside a bag next to the teen and police have detained him on a weapons charge, the Arizona Republic reported.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Court documents cited by KPHO-TV revealed the incident began as a robbery, with the gunman holding up the store owner -- who fled -- then opening fire after Bowen entered the shop, followed by the other customers.
During the robbery, Langley took about $300 from the register, the documents stated.
Police from Peoria were traveling to Los Angeles and Langley was likely to be extradited to face murder charges.