'You ain't s—': Man shoots stepsister's boyfriend in the neck after 'checking' him with strange questions, police say

A play evening astatine a family's location successful Arizona turned chaotic erstwhile a comparative of 1 of the homeowners changeable his stepsister's boyfriend successful the neck, authorities say.

Rael Sanchez, 21, stands charged with attempted second-degree murder, the Gilbert Police Department announced. The incidental unfolded connected Saturday astatine a location connected the 900 artifact of South Deerfield Lane successful Gilbert, Arizona.

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According to authorities, a teenage miss and nonmigratory of the location had her 16-year-old fellow implicit astatine the aforesaid clip that Sanchez — "a comparative of 1 of the homeowners" — was visiting. Sometime earlier 8 p.m., the mates was successful the girl's country erstwhile Sanchez walked successful and asked the fellow if helium had his telephone number.

He didn't, and helium told him no, the miss recounted successful tribunal documents reviewed by Arizona's Family, which includes CBS affiliate KPHO and autarkic presumption KTVK. When the fellow asked Sanchez if helium wanted his number, the suspect laughed and left.

The mates besides left, going extracurricular to a adjacent hoops court, but arsenic they walked extracurricular down the home, she saw Sanchez talking with different household member. Sanchez walked up to the couple, and the miss could spot a weapon successful his waistband, according to police.

The fishy was reportedly behaving oddly, slurring his words and trying to antagonize the boyfriend, making comments specified arsenic "you ain't s—" and "you ain't astir s—." The miss said she walked wrong and told her household members astir her stepbrother's actions, but they told her Sanchez was conscionable "checking" the boyfriend.

Sanchez and the fellow were inactive talking erstwhile she rejoined them, per the section quality source. The fishy was holding a container and repeatedly saying "take maine to Asia." The miss said her fellow looked scared.

The mates walked backmost inside, but still, Sanchez reportedly kept his absorption connected the boyfriend. As they walked, the miss recalled proceeding a large "pop" dependable and past seeing her fellow autumn to the floor.

The fishy allegedly ran distant from the location and past drove distant successful his father's pickup truck. Gilbert constabulary officers were called, and they arrived astatine the location to find the unfortunate with "serious injuries." He was brought to a adjacent infirmary successful captious condition.

Authorities were incapable to find Sanchez until the pursuing morning, erstwhile Phoenix constabulary officers reported seeing him successful the city. Once detained, helium was brought to an country infirmary for injuries that are unclear, and erstwhile helium was released, Gilbert constabulary officers took him into custody.

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Family members person said they believed Sanchez was experiencing intelligence wellness issues anterior to the shooting. He was placed into the Maricopa County Jail nether a $1 cardinal cash-only bond.

The fellow was changeable successful the neck, with the slug damaging his spine, the Arizona's Family communicative said. When helium woke up successful the hospital, helium reportedly couldn't consciousness his arms oregon legs, and infirmary workers told constabulary helium would apt beryllium paralyzed if helium survived the shooting.