Arizona shooting suspect Leslie Merritt Jr arrested: 5 things to know
Arizona authorities on Friday night arrested a suspect they say has ties to four of 11 shootings on the state's popular Interstate 10.
Here are a few things to know:
1. The suspect's name is Leslie Merritt Jr. He is 21 years old, according to a local TV station.
2. While no charges have been formally filed, Merritt is believed to have ties to the first shootings on Aug. 29 and 30. He "faces a range of charges that include criminal endangerment, assault and unlawful discharge of a firearm," according to The Associated Press.
3. The suspect was caught after trying to pawn the gun used in the shootings, according to the AP.
4. The goveor of Arizona broke the news. "We got him," Gov. Doug Ducey said in a tweet Friday night.
5. The hunt for suspects is not over. Deptartment of Public Safety Director Frank Milstead said in a press conference a few hours after the suspect was arrested that copycat shooters are a possibility.
An official said that DPS located a 9mm handgun that was recently pawned by Merritt Jr. (above) and that it matched the same one used in the first four freeway shootings
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