Man arrested over fatal Phoenix bus stop shooting

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 20:25 · Archive

A 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed two men at a Phoenix bus stop.

Taishawn Terry Bailey, 23, was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the shooting on Tuesday near 16th and McKinley streets in central Phoenix that killed Charles Hendrix, 56, and Jerry Braggs, 64. One of the victims was Bailey's own grandfather. The shooting happened shortly before 5 a.m.

According to court documents, surveillance video showed Bailey near the bus stop with both victims. Bailey fired multiple rounds at one victim, causing him to fall to the ground. The second victim ran from the bus stop into the road, where he tripped and fell. Bailey then approached him and shot him multiple times before running off along McKinley Street. Police say he was armed with a 9mm handgun when arrested.

In an interview with police, Bailey initially claimed he had been with the two victims at the bus stop for several hours but left before the shooting. However, cell phone records and GPS location data showed he was in the area at the time of the incident and left afterward. Bailey then changed his account, claiming he shot in self-defence after one of the victims lunged at him with a knife. He said that after shooting the first victim, he blacked out and shot the second.

How it is being reported

• Man accused of killing his grandfather, another victim, in Phoenix bus stop shootingA man is accused of gunning down two men, including his own grandfather, at a bus stop in central Phoenix earlier this week.KOLD · 9 Oct, 19:47
• Man accused of killing 2 in central Phoenix shootingPhoenix police have arrested and identified a man accused of shooting and killing two people earlier this week.Azfamily · 8 Oct, 17:57

In this story: Taishawn Terry Bailey · Charles Hendrix · Jerry Braggs · Phoenix Police Department · Phoenix

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