Teenagers arrested for alleged connection to murder in Phoenix

PHOENIX – Two suspects were arrested for their alleged involvement in a homicide in which a man was shot to death in his car in May, Phoenix police said Sunday.

At 8:00 a.m. on May 28, officers responded to a 911 call for a welfare check near 29th Street and Greenway Road, where they found 22-year-old Carlos Mercado Chavez shot to death.

A caller to 911 had informed police that she had found her boyfriend dead in his vehicle with gunshot wounds.

After nearly a month of investigation, detectives linked a juvenile and 19-year-old Derrick Teague to the murder. They claimed the two suspects had planned to rob Chavez, which led to him being shot.

Teague was arrested on June 21 and the juvenile was arrested the following day. Both were charged with serious crimes, including murder and armed robbery.

Police believe there are no other suspects still in office and the case is ongoing.

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