MESA, Ariz. (AP) – Authorities are trying to determine a motive for an ex-convict’s rampage that left one person dead and five others wounded in suburban Phoenix.
Mesa police said the rampage included a motel shooting, a carjacking and a home invasion and ended with the suspect’s arrest Wednesday at an apartment.
The suspect was taken into custody after officers spotted him on an apartment balcony and used a stun gun on him. Numerous officers led the handcuffed man to a truck parked outside an apartment complex.
Police later identified the man as Ryan Giroux, a 41-year-old ex-convict who has served three stints in state prison since 1994. A mug shot from the Arizona Department of Corrections shows him with several face and neck tattoos, including the word “skinhead” where his eyebrows normally would be.
Police said the motive for the initial shooting at the motel was unclear but the other three shootings appeared motivated by robbery and the suspect’s attempt to flee.