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Martin Lopez Cardenas, 50, was shot during a domestic dispute in Phoenix on the evening of Sunday, May 24, 2020, near 43rd Avenue and McDowell Road. Officers who responded to a shooting call found him with a life-threatening gunshot wound; he was taken to a nearby hospital and later died of his injuries.

Detectives identified his 21-year-old nephew, Francisco Javier Lopez-Cardenas, as the primary suspect. Authorities located and arrested the nephew without incident; he was booked into the Maricopa County Jail on a charge of second-degree murder. The nature of the family dispute that led to the shooting has not been released.

If anyone knew Martin or has information about the circumstances that preceded the shooting, please share what you know.