A Winslow man has been arrested following a June 27 shooting that left one man injured.
At 3:08 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, officers with the Winslow Police Department responded to a call reporting two men involved in a verbal dispute followed by the sound of gunfire in the area of Francis Avenue and West Fourth Street.
According to Lt. Jim Sepi with WPD, the victim was identified as Robert Padilla, 33, of Winslow, who had sustained what was believed to be a gunshot wound to his foot and was transported to Little Colorado Medical Center. Padilla and several witnesses identified the person who shot him as Eric Vargas, 32, of Winslow.
Witnesses stated Padilla was standing in the street talking to another subject when a silver colored vehicle drove up and began firing at him striking him in the foot. Padilla said that he and Vargas have an ongoing dispute over some comments made by both parties and had agreed to meet at that location to resolve their differences.
The Navajo County Sheriff’s Major Crimes Apprehension Team Detectives located Vargas on June 29 near the downtown area of Winslow. Vargas was arrested after a short foot pursuit and a taser deployment when he failed to comply with officer’s commands. He was booked into the Navajo County Jail for violation of parole. According to WPD officials, charges will be sought on Vargas for this case upon completion of the investigation.
