Reported by Sgt. Trent Crump, the man was attempting to flee the state after booking a one-way ticket to San Francisco following the fatal shooting of his ex-girlfriend at her home near 16th Street and Roeser Road.
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Investigators say the victim had served an order of protection on Zubko on July 14.
The horrific scene was discovered at 9:45 a.m.by a neighbor who went to check on the unidentified suspect, who lived in the apartment, according to AZ Central.
Investigators said the woman was in her 20’s, and believe the woman was targeted.
The victim’s roommate arrived at the home and found the woman dead in the kitchen. Through the window he could see blood on the floors and walls, and after the suspect answered the door with his eyeball hanging from a socket and his left lower arm dangling at the elbow, the neighbor “backed out” and called police Crump said. Authorities arrested him at the airport at about 8:15 p.m.
During a police interview, Zubko said he bought the gun in a private Internet sale on Thursday. He said he entered the victim’s house using a key he never returned and that the shooting was an accident.
Police also say Zubko told them he had not decided yet if he was going back to Russian Federation or not.
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Upon his discharge, the man faces murder charges and possibly other offenses related to the weekend incident. Phoenix police didn’t initially release the details of his relationship to the woman, but said he has a history of domestic violence and mental illness.
