A Sun Valley man is in custody following the shooting death of Julio Gomez, 58, of Holbrook.
The incident occurred at approximately 2 p.m. on Friday, June 1, at the Holbrook swap meet area when Jackie Coates, 58, of Sun Valley, approached Gomez and a verbal argument ensued that resulted in Coates drawing a firearm and shooting Gomez.
According to Holbrook Police Lt. Jody Harrelson, detectives are still investigating the cause of the incident. He stated that there has been no indication of previous incidents between Gomez and Coates.
Coates was arrested and booked into Navajo County Jail on the charge of first-degree murder in connection with the incident.
