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SCOTTSDALE, AZ — A Scottsdale man is facing felony charges after police say he shot a door-to-door solicitor in the back after a confrontation in a private, gated community Sunday afternoon.
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Scottsdale Police arrested 80-year-old Patrick Joseph McBride, a U.S. Air Force veteran, in connection with the shooting, which occurred just after 4 p.m. near Pima and Dynamite roads in the Cantada housing development.
Officers responded to the area after receiving reports of a shooting. They found a 21-year-old man with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and is listed in stable condition.
Detectives learned the victim was working door-to-door, soliciting for window-washing services, when he approached McBride’s house. McBride confronted the victim about being in the private community. Police say the victim left McBride’s home but stayed in the neighborhood.
McBride later encountered the victim again in the neighborhood. During that second encounter, police say McBride was armed with a handgun. The victim sustained a gunshot wound to the back.
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McBride remained at the scene and was detained by responding officers. Detectives with the Scottsdale Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit responded and took over the investigation.
McBride was arrested and booked on the following charges:
- Aggravated assault, serious physical injury
- Disorderly conduct involving a weapon
Police say there are no outstanding suspects and the incident is believed to be isolated, with no ongoing threat to the community. The investigation is ongoing.
Police said McBride told them during an interview that the man who was shot, “shouldn’t be in this neighborhood. He made a move at me. I told him to leave,” according to court records.
ABC15 left a phone message seeking comment from McBride but has not yet heard back.
A judge on Monday set McBride’s bond at $150,000. His His next court appearance is scheduled for September 21.
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