On Friday, the Phoenix Police Department announced that an arrest has been made in a Phoenix smoke shop shooting that left one man dead earlier this week.
The suspect was identified as 33-year-old Alvin Massenburg II. Massenburg was located and arrested April 17, 2024. Massenburg was interviewed and subsequently booked on multiple charges to include murder.
According to the Phoenix Police Department, on April 15, 2024, around 9:00 a.m., officers responded to the High City Smoke Shop at 83rd Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road regarding a shooting. When officers arrived, they located 38-year-old Daniel Kemp, with at least one gunshot wound. Phoenix Fire arrived and attempted life saving measures, but Kemp did not survive his injuries and was pronounced deceased on scene.
Detectives believe that Kemp was in an argument with Massenburg which resulted in Kemp being shot.