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Arrest made in Springville shooting death

Related Topics: Springville, Probable cause, Payson

A Payson man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a man whose body was found under a train overpass in Springville.

According to police, the 25-year-old suspect — who has not yet been charged — “admitted … he had spent most of the day and evening with” the victim “smoking cocaine and methamphetamine, and drinking alcohol.” According to a probable cause statement, the suspect told police that by 10 p.m. on Saturday, “he was so high, he couldn't remember anything that happened after that.”

The victim — identified by police as Lazaro A.