Accused Phoenix strip club shooter charged

PHOENIX – A man accused of opening fire last month at a Phoenix strip club, killing two people and injuring three others, has been charged with seven felonies, including first-degree murder.

The Associated Press obtained the indictment against 28-year-old Gavin Macfarlane of Scottsdale on Thursday.

Along with two counts of first-degree murder, Macfarlane is charged with three counts of attempted first-degree murder, and one count each of aggravated assault and burglary. Prosecutors could seek the death penalty if Macfarlane is convicted of first-degree murder.

Macfarlane is accused of shooting four people with a .38-caliber revolver and physically attacking a fifth person at the Great Alaskan Bush Company shortly before midnight on Dec. 26. Patrons tackled and beat him after he ran out of ammunition.