Phoenix Police: 2 dead following shooting at apartment complex
Police investigating deadly shooting at Phoenix apartment complex
The two were found dead by officers responding to a check welfare call.
PHOENIX - Phoenix Police detectives arrested 37-year-old Estevanico Palmares who is said to be connected to the death of two people Monday.
According to officials, the shooting happened near the intersection of 48th Street and the I-10, and officers were called to the scene for a check welfare call at around 3:15 p.m.
Investigators say a caller told police that gunshots were heard earlier in the day, and the door to the residence was open. When officers arrived at the apartment, they found 30-year-old Cristina Palmares and a 35-year-old man with gunshot wounds. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.
The man's identity has not been released.
Palmares was booked into jail on suspicion of two counts of first-degree murder.
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