In the early morning hours of a Saturday in Phoenix, a life was tragically cut short at a party. Jose Alejandro Sanchez-Gamboa, a 23-year-old man, was fatally shot on February 22, 2020. The incident unfolded at an apartment located near 59th Avenue and McDowell Road, where a gathering had been taking place.
Phoenix Police responded to a call about a shooting at the residence and discovered Sanchez-Gamboa with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators learned that Sanchez-Gamboa and another man, 29-year-old Fausto Francisco Galindo-Gonzalez, had been mishandling a firearm belonging to Galindo-Gonzalez. The gun discharged during this interaction, leading to the fatal injury.
In the wake of the shooting, Fausto Francisco Galindo-Gonzalez was arrested by police. He faced charges of manslaughter and being a prohibited possessor of a firearm. Authorities stated that the suspect and the victim were acquainted with each other. The investigation into the tragic death of Jose A. Sanchez-Gamboa continued.
