The Brief

MESA, Ariz. - Three suspects are behind bars nearly six months after a shooting at a Mesa apartment complex left a teen dead.

The backstory:

On May 21 at around 10 p.m., Mesa Police responded to a shooting on South Val Vista Drive .

Officers found two victims with gunshot wounds in the complex. Both were taken to a nearby hospital, where one of the victim's— a 16-year-old boy, was pronounced dead.

Previous reporting confirmed the teen's identity as Azriel Lloyd .

What we know:

Detectives had identified three potential suspects— 18-year-old Bre'on Ballard, then 18-year-old Nikko Cartier and then 19-year-old Jameeier White. The men were also persons of interest at the time of the crime, but detectives were awaiting additional evidence before pursuing charges.

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