Ryan Elliot Giroux was identified by Phoenix’s 12 News and AZCentral as the mass shooting suspect in Mesa, Arizona, on Wednesday. The shooting left one dead and five wounded.
#BREAKING: The Southern Poverty Law Center confirmed Ryan Giroux is a known White Supremacist http://t.co/YdcbpKIvIi pic.twitter.com/GlrMQlrrVB
— 12 News (@12News) March 18, 2015
However, officials have not identified a suspect in the case. ABC-15 later reported that a suspect was arrested in the case. According to AZCentral, a source identified the suspect as Giroux and posted a photo of him, via the Arizona Department of Corrections. It says:
Mesa police have captured a suspect matching the description of a man sources identify as Ryan Giroux, who allegedly wounded six people, killing one person Wednesday.
The suspect was taken into custody a few miles from the Main St. and Alma School Rd. shooting scene. Police said during a briefing the suspect was in a vacant condo at Dobson Rd. and 8th Ave. He was spotted on the balcony and was apprehended inside the condo shortly after 1 p.m.
The suspect was hit with a stun gun by Mesa SWAT, then arrested without major incident, police said. He emerged from an apartment, wearing a white hooded jump suit, accompanied by several heavily armed police officers. He was then placed into a gray pickup truck.
ALERT: We are not showing photos of suspect Ryan Elliot Giroux so as not to hamper #Mesa Police investigation
— 12 News (@12News) March 18, 2015
