A 16-year-old boy was indicted on three counts of attempted murder after a shooting involving an off-duty Mesa police officer and a security guard.
A grand jury indicted Jesus Daniel Felix Lomeli Figueroa on Oct. 19 on one count of attempted first-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder, Mesa Detective Laura Cervantes said in an Oct. 26 statement.
He also faces three aggravated assault charges and two firearm charges, Cervantes said.
On the night of Oct. 10, Figueroa was denied entry to a private event at Versalles Reception Hall, near Stapley Drive and Main Street, then pointed a handgun at a security guard and fired, Cervantes said.
He ran toward a vehicle, and the guard and off-duty officer followed and fired at him, according
to the Cervantes.
Mesa police did not explain what Figueroa was doing with the gun when they fired.
Figueroa and a man in a vehicle associated with him were hospitalized with wounds that were not considered life-threatening, police previously said.
Figueroa is being prosecuted as an adult, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office said.
Arizona law requires adult prosecution for juveniles ages 15 to 17 accused of certain violent felonies, Mesa police said.
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