Double shooting and crash in Laveen leaves 1 dead, 1 hurt
LAVEEN, Ariz. - Police say one person is dead and another is injured following a double shooting and crash in Laveen on Friday.
The incident began just after 6:30 a.m. on April 5 near 51st and Southern Avenues when officers found a man with a gunshot wound. The man was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive.
Shortly after, officers learned that a car had crashed into a nearby home. Once at the scene, officers found a man inside the vehicle with a gunshot wound. The man was taken to a hospital, but he did not survive. He was not identified.
Traffic in both areas was shut down for some time, due to the investigations.
"It’s normally pretty calm around here… nothing out of the ordinary really happens," said Jonathan, who lives nearby. "People just like to come over here and get their water really quick and really surprised to see something like this is happening right now."
Police say one person is dead and another is injured following a double shooting and crash on April 5 near 51st and Southern Avenues.