Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Phoenix, AZ Phoenix PD: Man kills girlfriend before turning gun on self


Reported by: Katrina Wessman
Email: kwessman@abc15.com
Last Update: 8:39 am
PHOENIX – A woman was shot to death and a man is fighting for life after a domestic dispute turned deadly on Wednesday morning.

Officers responded to a home near 27th and Myrtle avenues after receiving a call reporting shots fired just after 3 a.m.

Police arrived at the apartment to find a man who had shot his girlfriend and then shot himself, according to an officer on scene.

The man was transported to a local hospital with life threatening injuries.

Police say two children, ages 1 and 4, were in the apartment at the time the shooting occurred.

The children are reportedly ok and are with family members.

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