Tempe police investigate deadly shooting, search for suspect

TEMPE, Ariz. (KSAZ) - Tempe Police are investigating a shooting that left one person dead.

Officers responded to the intersection of Baseline and Priest Monday night to find one man shot inside of a vehicle. He was taken to a hospital and later died from his injuries.

Police are looking for Matthew Joshua Uriarte, 24. He's accused of shooting and killing Marco Antonio Hernandez, 28.

Investigators say Uriarte was inside the vehicle with Hernandez but then left the scene on foot. They say the shooting happened over an argument the two were having about a monetary debt.

Police consider Uriarte to be armed and dangerous. If you have any information please call Tempe Police at (480) 350-8311.

Police say a female witness stayed on the scene, and that the suspect may be known by her and the victim.

The roadway was reopened early Tuesday morning.