PHOENIX (3TV / CBS 5) – Phoenix police have made an arrest in connection with an armed robbery and the death of a man. Police said on Saturday that 30-year-old Jose Martinez had been arrested. (Source: 3TV / CBS 5) The investigation began when officers found a man near 19th Avenue and Alice around 4 a.m. on Friday morning. Phoenix Police Sgt. Vincent Cole says police officers were called in the area about a man on the side of the road. When they arrived they found the man and confirmed that he was dead with obvious signs of trauma. Cole says a little later just after 5 a.m. near 19th Avenue and Hatcher officials were responding to a separate armed robbery incident. Later that day, a person of interest was arrested, but it is not clear that Martinez is the same person who was arrested. The investigation continues. Stick with Arizona family as the story unfolds. For information, please call the Phoenix Police Department at 602-262-6151 or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS (948-6377) or 1-800-343-TIPS (8477). Spanish speakers can call 480-TESTIGO (837-8446). Copyright 2021 KPHO / KTVK (KPHO Rundfunkgesellschaft). All rights reserved.
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