Police identify man shot, killed while confronting homeowner in north Phoenix

A man is dead after a morning shooting in north Phoenix on Sunday.
A man is dead after a morning shooting in north Phoenix on Sunday.(Arizona's Family)
Published: Jan. 29, 2023 at 9:52 AM MST|Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 10:07 AM MST
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PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Phoenix police say a man is dead after a shooting in north Phoenix Sunday morning.

Around 8 a.m., officers responded to a home near 15th Street and Kristal Way just north of Union Hills Drive for a reported shooting. Officers arrived and found a man, later identified as Aaron Scott Byous inside the house with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives say the homeowner was inside his house with a group of people when multiple people confronted him. According to police, that’s when a gunfight occurred, and the homeowner allegedly shot Byous. The people who were with the man ran away from home after the shooting. Phoenix police say no arrests have been made, and an investigation is underway to determine what led to the shooting.

A man is dead after a morning shooting in north Phoenix on Sunday.
A man is dead after a morning shooting in north Phoenix on Sunday.(Arizona's Family)