Phoenix gas station murder suspect had weapons charge tossed before fatal shooting, records show

The antheral accused of sidesplitting a 52-year-old during a shooting astatine a Phoenix state presumption antecedently faced a weapons-related charge, tribunal records show.

Deondre Stephon Franklin, 25, was charged successful 2020 with carrying a deadly limb portion nether the property of 21, on with an underage intoxicant offense, according to Peoria Municipal Court records.

The lawsuit was aboriginal dismissed by prosecutors aft Franklin complied with court-ordered conditions, including substance valuation and education, records show. The lawsuit did not effect successful a conviction.

Franklin is present accused successful a fatal shooting that constabulary accidental unfolded during a regular greeting halt astatine a QuikTrip state station.

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Deondre Franklin, 25, is shown successful a booking photo. Authorities said Franklin was arrested successful transportation with a fatal shooting astatine a Phoenix state station. (Fox 10 Phoenix)

Phoenix Police said 52-year-old Danny Lyn Kaster was changeable and killed during a greeting shooting astatine a QuikTrip successful Phoenix connected Jan. 16. Officers responded to reports of gunfire astir 7:45 a.m. and recovered Kaster suffering from astatine slightest 1 gunshot wound.

Phoenix Fire Department crews transported Kaster to a hospital, wherever helium aboriginal died from his injuries, constabulary said.

Homicide detectives launched an probe and were capable to place Franklin arsenic the suspect. One time aft the shooting, Franklin was arrested and booked connected 1 number of murder, according to Phoenix Police Public Affairs Sgt. Rob Scherer. 

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Police portion and officers seen adjacent the country of 19th Avenue and Baseline successful Phoenix, Arizona, arsenic officers responded to a shooting connected Saturday, Nov. 22. (Phoenix Police via X)

He is being held connected a $1 cardinal enslaved and is scheduled to instrumentality to tribunal connected Jan. 23, records show. The probe remains active.

Authorities person not released details astir a imaginable motive oregon whether the 2 men knew each different anterior to the encounter.

Kaster’s household told FOX 10 Phoenix the shooting stemmed from what they described arsenic a seemingly mean enactment wrong the state station.

According to household members, Kaster was waiting successful enactment to usage the bath erstwhile Franklin allegedly attempted to chopped successful beforehand of him. When Kaster intervened, the household said, Franklin changeable him.

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Danny Lyn Kaster, 52, is shown with his dogs successful an undated photo. Kaster was aboriginal killed successful a shooting, authorities said. (Fox 10 Phoenix)

"He was killed successful the astir mean interaction," household members told the station, adding that "it could person been anyone."

Kaster was taken to the infirmary pursuing the shooting but died soon afterward, his household said.

Loved ones told FOX 10 Phoenix they present privation the satellite to cognize who Kaster was beyond the circumstances of his death, describing him arsenic a peculiar idiosyncratic whose beingness was taken acold excessively soon.

Police person not said whether surveillance video captured the shooting oregon whether a limb has been recovered.

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Investigators are urging anyone with accusation astir the shooting to interaction Silent Witness.

Fox News Digital reached retired to the Arizona Department of Corrections for comment.

Stepheny Price covers crime, including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime. Send communicative tips to [email protected].