and extra ammo. investigators claim those weapons were illegally imported. a 23-year-old suspect now in custody facing several weapons charges. a suspect in a series of sniper shootings in arizona making an initial court appearance. police arresting the 21-year-old landscaper last night in connection with some of the shootings on the freeway. his gun linked to four incidents in the phoenix area. there have been 11 confirmed shootings. his bail set at $1 million. joining us now, will carl with the latest in los angeles with the story. will? reporter: hey there, uma. we learned a lot during a short amount of time. their suspect is still a dramatic threat to the community. we re talking about 21-year-old leslie allen merritt jr. he appeared in court wearing a black and white striped jumpsuit. the judge imposed that million
21 years old, enthusiastic about guns. he s got picture s of guns and s to the motivation, it s unclear at this point. some of the local reporters caught up with the dad last night and say they ve got the wrong person. whoever said i m the shooter is a [ bleep ] moron. have a good night. reporter: obviously emotional there. now merritt is charged with a number of felonies including aggravated assault. last week, the prosecutor said he believed this was domestic terrorism but under state law, the current state law, cannot charge him with that. they say this is an ongoing investigation and only linked him so far to the first four shootings and there could be more people, more copy cats out there. uma? wil carl with the latest on the investigation in arizona. thank you very much. democratic presidential contenders making a stop in a