A 22-year-old Rimrock resident, Edgar Arreola, was arrested and booked into the Yavapai County Jail on charges of First-Degree Murder for knowingly and intentionally shooting and killing Camp Verde resident Rafael Zapata.
On October 15th, at around 11:00 p.m., Arreola shot Zapata at a party in Rimrock after an argument.
According to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, Edgar admitted to shooting Rafael after Rafael pulled a gun and began shooting at him and other people at the party. Edgar stated Rafael was trying to fight people at the party and was told to leave. Edgar stated Rafael began shooting at people, resulting in the shooting death of Efrain Arreola at which point Edgar shot and killed Rafael with his Glock 9mm pistol.
Edgar sustained a gunshot wound to the arm during the shootout.
Edgar was booked into the Camp Verde Detention Center without incident.