"The defendant stated as soon as the victim walked up to his window he 'just (expletive) shot him,'" a Mesa police statement filed in court said.

MESA, AZ — Mesa police say a man shot during an altercation outside of a Mesa home improvement store on Monday has died. The incident took place at The Home Depot near Dobson Road and Rio Salado Parkway around 11:30 a.m. Police say an altercation occurred between two adults, including 40-year-old Blake Hulbert, who was shot three times.

A shooting in the parking lot of a Mesa Home Depot left one person dead and landed another in custody, police said on July 8. Police officials identified the suspect as Mario Mazon Montes, and he was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder,