PHOENIX — A man has been booked into jail on murder and arson charges connected to a deadly shooting in north Tempe last month, authorities announced Monday.

Blaine Blystone, 39, is accused of shooting and killing Gustavo Gonzales, 38, on Sept. 26, before allegedly shooting himself and setting his apartment on fire, according to the Tempe Police Department.

He was booked into jail on Monday on charges of first-degree murder, arson, discharge of a firearm at a nonresidential structure and unlawful discharge.

Blystone is being held on a $1 million bond.

Details of deadly shooting, arson in Tempe

Around 3 p.m. on Sept. 26, Gonzales got into his car at the Camden Tempe apartment complex near Scottsdale and Curry roads when Blystone allegedly began shooting at him, according to police.

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