Alicia Gonzales

The Republic | azcentral.com

Police have identified the gunman who investigators believe to be responsible for fatally shooting a man in Surprise late Monday night.

Surprise police investigators said Aristeo Bahena Estrada, 29, was found at about 7 a.m. Monday hiding under a truck in the backyard of a home near the shooting, after police received a tip that someone was hiding in the backyard. The caller said they thought the person may have been linked to the homicide that took place late Monday.

Estrada was detained on scene but police said Estrada was not charged as of Tuesday afternoon because detectives were continuing to investigate.

Officers were originally called to an area near Greenway and Dysart roads at about 11:45 p.m. Monday. When officers arrived at the home in the 12900 block of West Tara Lane, they found Roberto Rodriguez, 32, with at least one gunshot wound, police said.

Officers provided first aid but Rodriguez died at the scene, said Sgt. Tim Klarkowski, a Surprise police spokesman.

Investigators interviewed several witnesses, Klarkowski said, and they told detectives that Rodriguez went to Surprise Monday night to meet Estrada near Estrada's home. Witnesses said they later heard an argument between Rodriguez and Estrada. Witnesses told police they also heard Rodriguez and the suspect fighting before hearing at least one gunshot.

Estrada fled the home on foot, witnesses told police, and was discovered several hours later.