Police said the shooting happened on April 9 near the intersection of Main Street and Power Road.
MESA, Ariz. — The man police were looking for in connection with a deadly shooting in Mesa back in April is now in custody, according to authorities.
The Mesa Police Department said 25-year-old Antolino Ballejos Jr. turned himself in to police in the early morning hours of May 3.
Police were looking for Ballerjos after 35-year-old Tyler Davis was killed on April 9.
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According to police, the shooting happened at an apartment complex 100 block of N 67th Street, near the intersection of Main Street and Power Road.
Police said Ballejos was “quickly” identified as the suspect in the shooting after investigators looked video surveillance footage.
According to police, locating Ballejos was “challenging.”
“During a phone call with investigators, Ballejos Jr agreed to turn himself in on April 11, 2025, but never showed,” police said.
He is facing a charge of second-degree murder, police said.
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