Arizona police arrested I-10 shooter Leslie Allen Merritt, Jr. on Friday
Surveillance: The Arizona Department of Public Safety had reportedly been monitoring Merritt Jr. (above) all day on Friday (Daily Come)
Arizona authorities say they've linked a man to a string of freeway shootings in Phoenix: http://t.co/0gPjePopey pic.twitter.com/TwBtr8JFCQ
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 19, 2015
His car has a “criminal control” bumper sticker on it.
@Madelyn113 @TrialDiariesJ #i10Shootings Sticker on #LeslieMerritt's car. "CRIMINAL CONTROL NOT GUN CONTROL" pic.twitter.com/gFOIt1WIWw
— Six Jones (@Six_Jones) September 19, 2015
Leslie Allen Merritt Jr. was arrested on Friday.
AZ Central reported:
With Friday’s arrest of Leslie Allen Merritt Jr., 21, law-enforcement officials said they had a suspect in at least four of the shootings in custody — news that brought relief but not necessarily closure.
Arizona Department of Public Safety Director Frank Milstead said Merritt had been linked to at least four of 11 shootings incidents through a gun he owned.
Merritt was with a woman and 5 year-old at a Walmart at the time of his arrest.
UPDATE: Leslie Allen Merritt Jr. was taken into custody while with a woman and a 5-year-old at Walmart tonight. #FreewayShootings
— 12 News (@12News) September 19, 2015