PHOENIX — Phoenix police say a man was found shot and killed in a crashed car Monday afternoon.
Officers responded to reports of shots fired near 24th and Van Buren streets just after 2 p.m.
Police say the man, identified as 44-year-old Erik Lagunas, was found inside a car that crashed into a pole with a possible gunshot wound.
Paramedics responded to the scene but Lagunas did not survive.
Police say a man was detained and later released.
The Medical Examiner is investigating the exact cause of death.
The investigation remains ongoing.
