PHOENIX – Phoenix police have arrested a suspect in the death of unarmed Phoenix security guard was shot and killed at work over 12 years ago.
According to Phoenix Police Department Sergeant John Buchanan, on November 29th, 2013, Jeffrey Bellemare was shot and killed while working as an unarmed uniformed security guard at an apartment complex located at 3810 North Maryvale Parkway. In the months and years following this incident, Phoenix Police homicide detectives worked tirelessly in the pursuit of numerous leads related to this murder. In 2026, police had a break in the case when they were provided with new information. Through further diligent investigation, Homicide Cold Case detectives identified the suspect in this incident as 43-year-old Joe Gerardo.
On November 3rd, 2026 Phoenix Police arrested Gerardo in Globe, Arizona. He was later booked into the Maricopa County jail on a single count of first-degree murder.
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