Highlights
- Five adult males face felony charges including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after shootings near Camelback and Miller roads on May 6.
- Officers found one suspect, Christian Santiago Grant, 20, hiding inside a clothes dryer near the 4600 block of North Miller Road.
- Brandon Lamont Robert Warfield Jr. was arrested after an officer-involved shooting near East Hazelwood Street and sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
- Scottsdale PD says the investigation remains active; no officers were injured.
Five men are in custody on felony charges after Scottsdale police responded to a string of shootings near Camelback Road and Miller Road beginning around 2 a.m. Wednesday, May 6, according to a Scottsdale Police Department release reported by KTAR and corroborated by FOX 10 Phoenix.
Officers initially responded to multiple 911 calls of shots fired at a Circle K near Camelback Road and Miller Road. As police investigated, additional shots were reported at a nearby apartment complex. FOX 10 Phoenix reported that multiple bullets struck the Circle K and that Scottsdale police believe the three crime scenes are connected to a party.
The five suspects booked are Christian Santiago Grant, 20; Brandon Lamont Robert Warfield Jr., 20; Fredrion Lleon Arnes Thomas, 20; Ba'nari Douglas-Clay, 21; and Quassan Marcus Cunningham, 29. Charges across the group include aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, misconduct involving weapons, unlawful discharge of firearms, and resisting arrest.
Grant was initially found hiding inside a clothes dryer near the 4600 block of North Miller Road and booked on criminal damage and resisting arrest. He was re-arrested Friday on an additional aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge following further investigation. Lleon Arnes Thomas was arrested the day of the incident on weapons misconduct charges. Marcus Cunningham was arrested Wednesday and later re-arrested on an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge following coordinated search warrant operations by Scottsdale detectives and the Scottsdale Police Special Assignment Unit. Douglas-Clay was arrested Thursday on weapons misconduct charges during a follow-up investigation.
Warfield was located after an officer-involved shooting near East Hazelwood Street. He sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a hospital. He faces multiple charges including aggravated assault on a police officer. No officers were injured during the initial incident or the subsequent arrest operations.
Who is Scottsdale Police Chief Joe LeDuc?
LeDuc is the current chief of the Scottsdale Police Department. In a release on the arrests, he credited officers, detectives, and professional staff for responding to what he called an incredibly chaotic and dangerous incident with professionalism, courage, and urgency, and said the case reflects the department's commitment to holding violent offenders accountable.
The investigation remains active, according to Scottsdale PD.
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- ktar.com retrieved 09/05/2026 23:40
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