Antonio Vaughn, 24, was shot outside Coop’s Bar & Grill near 83rd and Peoria avenues in Peoria on June 14, 2020. Police were called about 2:20 a.m. after a witness reported a man pointing a gun and then firing; the shooter fled in a black SUV. Officers found Vaughn with a gunshot wound and he was taken to a hospital, where he died the next day on June 15.

Officers located the black SUV and pursued it after the driver refused to stop. The vehicle crashed near 91st and Peoria avenues and 28-year-old Frank Alvin Vaquera Jr. of Phoenix was arrested. Vaquera told investigators he could not remember shooting anyone and said he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and was on medication. He was jailed on a $500,000 bond and charged with murder, aggravated assault, unlawful flight from law enforcement, and weapons violations. Authorities said the shooting appeared to be an isolated incident between the two men and no other suspects were sought.

The community held a candlelight vigil and a car wash fundraiser for Vaughn’s family. If anyone has information about the night of June 14 near Coop’s Bar & Grill, please share what you know.