More than 20 years after he shot a former county supervisor for her vote on the Arizona Diamondbacks stadium deal, Larry Naman testified before the Phoenix City Council against the latest Suns arena proposal.

And his victim, Mary Rose Wilcox, was in the room to support the deal.

Naman shoots Wilcox

While on the Phoenix City Council and the county Board of Supervisors, Wilcox had voted in favor of the original deals for both the Suns arena and the Arizona Diamondbacks stadium.

Shortly after the vote on the Diamondbacks deal, Naman shot Wilcox from behind in the pelvis on Aug. 13, 1997 while she was leaving the Board of Supervisors building. Naman, at the time a transient with a history of mental illness, confessed to the shooting during his trial and said it was premeditated.

He said he shot Wilcox because she and the other supervisors disobeyed the will of the people when they voted without a public vote to spend county money to build the baseball stadium.

As she left the hospital following the shooting Wilcox joked, ''I guess I forgot being in politics you have to watch your back."

According to Arizona Department of Corrections records, Naman served 12 years in prison for attempted first-degree murder, and was released in 2010.

Weighing in during the meeting

Wilcox testified during Wednesday's council meeting, asking the city to keep its promise and keep the Suns downtown as the original council intended.

About five minutes after she spoke, Naman approached the council, admitted to shooting Wilcox, and then insisted that the council put the Suns deal up for a public vote.

He said not allowing the public to vote on the matter was the equivalent of an "act of violence against the public."

Councilman Michael Nowakowski apologized to Wilcox for having to listen to Naman during the meeting.

He muttered "she deserved it" as he walked back to his seat.

Police: Comments concerning but not criminal

Naman was allowed to stay in the council chambers for the remainder of the meeting, but police officers were present. He told a 12 News reporter after the meeting that he's off parole and doesn't own a gun.

In a statement, Phoenix Police Department Sgt. Armando Carbajal said the department reviewed Naman's comments and "while concerning, they do not rise to the level of criminal conduct."

He said the department issued a formal trespass notice to Naman on Thursday, barring him from multiple city facilities.

"The Phoenix Police Department will continue to implement appropriate security measures to ensure the safety and security for all community members who attend our public meetings," Carbajal said.