YPD investigating deadly shooting that left two men dead
Moses Femino
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – Yuma Police Department (YPD) detectives are continuing to investigate a deadly shooting that happened Saturday night and left two men dead.
According to YPD, officers first responded around 7:45 p.m. to reports of shots fired and a man down near Third Street and 13th Avenue.
Police say they located a 67-year-old male who was unresponsive and began life-saving measures.
“On Saturday night, at about 7:45 p.m. we received a call reference. Shots fired and a man down, 300 block of 13th Avenue,” Sgt. Lori Franklin, Public Information Officer for YPD, said.
Police sat investigators later identified a 55-year-old man as the suspected shooter. Authorities say the suspect left the scene in a vehicle before officers recieved another call just minutes later.
“At approximately 7:57 p.m., so not too long afterwards, we received a call reference attempted suicide. And that was in the 1700 block of Fifth Avenue,” Franklin said.
Officers responded to the second scene involving the suspect. Police say both men were transported to Onvida Health, where they later died.
YPD confirmed the two men knew each other, but investigators have not released details about what led up to the shooting.
“They were known to each other,” Franklin said. “Exactly what caused this [has] not been released at this time.”
The investigation remains ongoing.