Darren Crockett was arrested Wednesday after Surprise police learned he was hiding out at a relative's home in Las Vegas.SURPRISE, AZ (CBS5) -
Surprise police said a 30-year-old man wanted in connection with a shooting Aug. 5 is in a Las Vegas jail awaiting extradition.
Darren Crockett was arrested Wednesday after Surprise police learned he was hiding out at a relative's home and coordinated his capture with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Henderson police and the FBI.
Crockett, who goes by the street name "Gato," is suspected of shooting a 26-year-old man once in the head and once in the leg about 10:30 a.m. Aug. 5 in the 12700 block of west Cottonwood in Surprise.
After being extradited to Arizona, Crockett will be facing charges of attempted homicide and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, police said.
The victim was airlifted to a hospital and remained in critical condition Wednesday afternoon, police said.
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