PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A man accused of killing another man unprovoked near a Phoenix canal has reportedly confessed to the crime, according to documents newly obtained by Arizona’s Family.

On Wednesday, Phoenix police announced that 23-year-old Bryan Flores Barrientos was arrested in connection with the shooting death of 48-year-old Efrin Victor Evangelista.

Detectives credited a tip from a witness on Sept. 19, days before Evangelista’s body was found, who reported shots being fired in the area. While investigators were initially unable to find a scene or a victim, video surveillance identified Barrientos as the primary suspect.

Authorities said Barrientos was taken into custody on Wednesday and that he reportedly admitted to shooting Evangelista “without provocation” and that he hid th

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