Second suspect arrested, charged in alleyway shooting
Yuma police have arrested a second suspect believed to have been involved in last week’s shooting in an alleyway that left two people wounded.
According to spokesperson Sgt. Lori Franklin, at approximately 3:40 p.m. on Tuesday, officers arrested 26-year-old Armando Montano. He was later booked into the Yuma County jail on suspicion of attempted firstdegree murder.
Montano was arraigned in Yuma Justice Court on Wednesday afternoon before Justice of the Peace Greg Stewart, who informed him that the Yuma County Attorney’s Office had filed a criminal complaint charging him with two counts of attempted first-degree murder.
After setting Montano’s bond at a cash-only $250,000, Judge Stewart scheduled his next court date, a preliminary hearing, for 4 p.m. June 8.
The shooting happened at about 12:02 p.m. on May 23, with officers responding to a report of shots fired in the 2000 block of South Avenue A. When officers arrived on scene, they found that a shooting had happened in an alleyway between Avenue A and 11th Avenue. The initial investigation revealed that three vehicles were involved in the incident and that multiple shots had been fired.
All three cars left the scene after the shooting, with one running into the back wall of the All Seasons Florist building, located in the 2000 block of South Avenue A.
Both of the injured individuals were in the same car and were able to drive themselves to Yuma Regional Medical Center, where they were treated for injuries that were not life-threatening.
Later that afternoon at approximately 1:30 p.m., one of the vehicles involved was located in Somerton. Due to the severity of the crime, the Yuma Police Department Special Enforcement Team was deployed to the area of Somerton Avenue and Fulton Street, where the suspect was believed to be hiding.
Police later arrested 33-yearold Daniel Munoz, who has since been charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder.