Police ID 2 men, teen boy shot to death outside Glendale restaurant
5 others were wounded
GLENDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — Police have released the names of two men and a teen boy who died in a shooting Sunday night outside a Glendale restaurant that also left five others hurt, including another teen.
Monday afternoon, police identified the victims as 21-year-old Milo Christopher Suniga, 21-year-old Christopher Juaquin Sproule and his brother, 17-year-old Damien Anthony Sproule.
Police say the shooting happened around 7:45 p.m. outside the El Camaron Gigante Mariscos & Steakhouse near Grand and Glendale avenues. In addition to three people who were pronounced dead at the scene, five others were hurt, including two women ages 20 and 21, two men ages 20 and 23, and a 16-year-old boy. The names of the wounded have not been released.
Jose Miguel Santiago, a spokesperson for Glendale PD, says the incident started at a concert being hosted outside the restaurant when at least two groups began fighting. Santiago says venue staff escorted several people into the parking lot, where the fight escalated into a shooting.
The restaurant is located a block away from Glendale PD headquarters, and officers arrived on the scene within the next three minutes. The shots had stopped by the time police arrived, and three people were pronounced dead in what Santiago described as a “chaotic scene.”
Santiago says this was an isolated incident between groups that knew each other and that there is no active threat to the community. Several people were detained for questioning, but no arrests have been made and the department is asking for the public’s help in finding the suspects involved. Anyone with information is asked to call the department’s non-emergency line at (623) 930-3000.
Police have also created a portal where witnesses can anonymously submit photos and videos. Click/tap here to learn more.
According to the Facebook account of On A Sunday Afternoon (OASA), the restaurant was the site of a Cinco de Mayo celebration that began early Sunday afternoon. The event was described as a family-friendly celebration with music and lowriders running from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The entertainment group released a statement on social media saying, in part, “OASA was built for love and connection—never violence. We won’t let this define us, but we won’t ignore it either. Our thoughts remain with those grieving, and our commitment to our community has never been stronger."
Similar events have been held at the restaurant in the past. Santiago says anywhere from 200-300 people attended Sunday’s event, and this was the first time officers responded to any kind of violent encounter at the venue.
The restaurant released the following statement on Monday morning:
Santiago said it’s a large crime scene that was at times complicated by rainy weather conditions. Investigators worked Monday collecting shell casings to determine how many and what types of firearms were used.
“I heard people yelling out names. There was a man on the ground and it didn’t look like he made it,” Lupe Rodriguez, a bystander, said. “His father was yelling out his name. It was pretty bad.”
Rodriguez said he had to run to safety. He is still shaken by the experience, but is grateful he and his friends made it out alive.
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