Antoinette Leotta, 61, was fatally shot on the morning of November 21, 2022, in a parking lot near Baseline and Greenfield Roads in Mesa, Arizona. Her 27-year-old son, Albert Leotta, was in a separate, adjacent vehicle and was also shot; he called 911 and was taken to a nearby hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. Officers began providing aid on arrival, but Antoinette was pronounced dead at the scene.

Eyewitnesses described the shooter as an older white male who fled south through the lot in a white pickup truck. Mesa Police matched that description to 65-year-old Kenneth Montgomery after an officer recognized a man with a prior contact. Montgomery’s truck was found near the Butcher Jones Recreation Area just before 11:30 a.m., and officers reported seeing a handgun on the dashboard with what appeared to be blood on it.

Detectives say Montgomery told police he had come to the lot looking for two cars he believed were involved in criminal activity and that he had fired all the bullets in his gun. He reportedly said he intended to kill the victims and expressed no remorse. Montgomery was arrested and booked with bond set at $1,000,000.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about the events that morning, please share what is known.