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Man in custody after allegedly shooting, killing man in Tonto National Forest

Suspect and victim were from Scottsdale, officials say
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A man is in custody after he allegedly shot and killed a man in the Tonto National Forest, north of Payson.

The Gila County Sheriff's Office says it received a call around 4:30 a.m. Sunday, from a woman saying she had heard gunshots and saw another woman running out of the woods.

When officials arrived, they found the campsite where they believe the shooting occurred.

There, they found the victim and pronounced him dead at the scene. He has since been identified as 27-year-old Michael Glover from Scottsdale.

Another 27-year-old man, reportedly a Scottsdale resident, was at the scene and was taken into custody, officials say. He was booked into jail on a second-degree murder charge.

It is currently unknown what led up to the shooting.

This incident remains under investigation.