MESA, AZ — Mesa police are looking for two persons of interest after shots were reportedly fired and a car crashed into a home Saturday morning.
Police say they were called to the area of Dobson and Broadway roads around 5:30 a.m. for a report of shots fired.
When officers arrived, they found a car had crashed into a home and was partially on fire.
“I didn’t see what happen, but I was inside my house, and I hear this loud crash, so I came outside,” said Jose, a neighbor. “I saw two guys getting out of the vehicle limping and I asked them if they need any help, and they didn’t say anything, so I went inside my house, I grabbed my phone and called 911.”
Witnesses told police the two people in the car had fled the area, and they have not been located.
Investigators found several shell casings in the street, four or five houses down from where the vehicle crashed.
“We did see bullet strikes in the car itself, so it was obvious to us that the car was being shot at,” said Detective Richard Encina with the Mesa Police Department.
Police are not sure if the two people in the SUV are suspects or victims. They also do not know if there was any confrontation that led up to the crash or if the two were injured in the crash.
Police say there were no other reported injuries in the incident. Police say the vehicle was stolen out of Scottsdale that night.
“We don’t have any other reported injuries. We’ve sent out alerts to hospitals and things like that to look out for anybody who might come in injured, come in with a gunshot wound, those types of things. We always do that as a standard practice whenever something like this occurs,” said Encinas.
Those involved have not yet been identified. Police say they are investigating, and anyone with information can contact Mesa Police.
