Gilbert, AZ - On Sunday, December 25, just before 4:30 PM, Gilbert PD responded to a call where it was reported that a vehicle had backed into a home near Recker and Warner Roads. Responding officers located an 80-year-old male victim with gunshot wounds inside the vehicle. Life saving measures were attempted but unsuccessful, and the victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. There were no other reported injuries.

Additional officers on-scene contacted a male relative of the victim who had exited from a nearby home and made statements about the shooting. The man identified as 48-year-old Michael Kaser was taken into custody. Through the subsequent investigation and witness statements, it was alleged that Kaser had shot his stepfather upon returning from a family dinner. Kaser was arrested and booked at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office ITR Facility for one count of first-degree murder (A.R.S § 13-1105).

The investigation is ongoing.