PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A man will spend 45 years behind bars for a deadly attack against a construction crew in Phoenix almost four years ago.
Zachery Shropshire, 36, shot and killed Alvaro Briceno Quezada on March 10, 2022, after opening fire on a construction crew that was remodeling an apartment in Phoenix.
Zachery Shropshire was sentenced to 45 years in prison.(Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office)
The crew had just started cleaning up for lunch when Shropshire stepped out of his apartment armed with a rifle and handgun and began shooting.
He first shot Quezada in the leg and then opened fire again, shooting him several times before Quezada ultimately died.
Seven other people were in the area at the time of the shooting. One person was injured by shrapnel, and another was shot while trying to save Quezada.
Shropshire fired approximately 24 rounds before getting in his car and taking off, MCAO said.
In previous reporting, Arizona’s Family learned that after fleeing the scene, he struck a parked vehicle near Earll Drive and 32nd Street. Then, he left that scene and tried to get into a woman’s car. Her daughter was in the backseat. Phoenix Police found him in an alley nearby and arrested him.
In October, a jury found Shropshire guilty of second-degree murder, seven counts of aggravated assault, two counts of disorderly conduct, and one count of leaving the scene of an accident.
“This was a senseless attack on innocent people who were simply trying to do their jobs,” Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said in an emailed statement. “Nothing can erase the trauma these victims endured, or the loss felt by Alvaro’s family, but we can ensure the defendant is held accountable for the fear and heartache he caused.”
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