PEORIA, AZ — Two people are dead after a shooting at a Peoria home early Saturday morning near 75th and Peoria avenues.
Peoria police say they were called to the home just before 4:15 a.m. by a woman stating that she and her husband had been shot.
When officers arrived, they found a man and a woman with gunshot wounds.
The man, identified as 51-year-old Walter Mitchell, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The woman, identified as 42-year-old Susie Ephrem, was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries where she later died.
Police believe someone forced entry into the home, and that the incident was not a random act.
No arrests have been made in connection to the shooting.
Peoria police are still working to identify a suspect.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Peoria Police Department's tip phone line at (623) 773-7045 or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS or 480-TESTIGO for Spanish speakers.
The shooting remains under investigation.
