PHOENIX — Two men are dead and a third is hurt after a shooting early Saturday morning in south Phoenix.
Phoenix police say they were called to the area near 19th Avenue and Roeser Road around 2:45 a.m. for a possible shooting.
When officers arrived, they found that three men had been shot.
One man, 19-year-old Elijah Sanchez was pronounced dead at the scene. 38-year-old Lucio Lopez Segura was taken to a hospital where he died.
The other man was taken to the hospital with injuries that are considered life-threatening and remains in critical condition. He has not yet been identified.
Officials say they contacted a fourth man at the scene, who was uninjured. Police detained the man but has since released him pending further investigation.
Police believe that the four men were involved in an altercation, leading to an exchange of gunfire.
This incident remains under investigation.
