Highlights
- Jeremy Campbell Jr., 22, is charged with second-degree murder after shooting two brothers outside Old Town Scottsdale nightclubs around 1:16 a.m. Sunday.
- Court documents show Scottsdale PD responded to a prior fight involving Campbell at 1:09 a.m. but left without contacting the group after it dispersed.
- One brother died at the scene; the other was intubated and in critical condition but is recovering, according to court documents.
- Campbell was booked on a $1.5 million cash-only bond; a black Glock was recovered from a pool near the shooting scene.
A Scottsdale police response to a fight outside two Old Town nightclubs at 1:09 a.m. Sunday ended without officers contacting anyone involved. Seven minutes later, according to court documents, Jeremy La'Twan Campbell Jr. shot two brothers, killing one and leaving the other intubated in critical condition.
Campbell, 22, was arrested Sunday and faces charges of second-degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, ABC15 and Fox 10 Phoenix both confirmed. Bond was set at $1.5 million cash only; Campbell asked at his court appearance whether he could substitute property as collateral.
The sequence, drawn from court documents reviewed by Arizona's Family, began when Campbell started antagonizing the two victims and the group they were with outside nightclubs on Indian Plaza and Saddlebag Trail. By the time officers arrived, the group had broken up and officers did not make contact. Campbell then began provoking the group again. When one of the brothers started arguing with him, Campbell threw a punch and a fight broke out. Gunshots followed at 1:16 a.m.
Officers still in the area ran toward the sound of gunfire and pursued the suspected shooter on foot. They cornered Campbell in an alleyway behind the Best Western Sundial Hotel on Camelback and deployed a Taser to take him into custody. He told police he did not have a gun and that a recovered magazine was not his. Investigators subsequently recovered a black Glock from the bottom of a pool near the shooting scene, according to ABC15; police are testing the weapon to confirm its connection to the case.
One brother was pronounced dead at the scene. The other was transported to a hospital in critical condition; court documents state he was intubated and unable to speak, though he is recovering from his injuries.
Why did officers leave before the shooting?
Court documents state that when Scottsdale PD arrived at 1:09 a.m., the group had already dispersed and officers did not make contact with anyone involved. Campbell then resumed provoking the group, escalating to a physical fight before the shooting at 1:16 a.m. Scottsdale PD has not publicly addressed why no contact was made during the initial response.
Scottsdale PD is still seeking witnesses to both the initial fight and the shooting. Anyone with cell phone video or other information is asked to call the tip line at 480-312-8477.
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- AZ Family (3TV/CBS5) retrieved 08/09/2026 22:13
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