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4 dead, 1 injured after west Phoenix shooting

Police say the shooting happened near 59th Avenue and Camelback Road around 6:45 p.m.

PHOENIX — Four people are dead after a shooting at a west Phoenix home on Tuesday night.

Police say the shooting happened at a house near 59th Avenue and Camelback Road around 6:45 p.m.

Police say three men and one woman were killed in the shooting.

The woman and one of the men were pronounced dead at the scene. The other two men were pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Police identified the victims on Wednesday as 66-year-old Delia Noriega, 62-year-old Isaias Tovar Sr. and 31-year-ole Isaias Tovar Jr.

The alleged shooter, who also died, was identified as 26-year-old Gilbert Gonzalez.

A 19-year-old man was also shot but is stable and is expected to survive.

Police say Gonzalez was drinking with his family and discussed suicidal thoughts before the violence broke out. Investigators believe a family member fired back at Gonzalez after he allegedly began shooting.

Officers went door-to-door across the neighborhood in search of a suspect but later determined that one of the deceased persons was the shooter.

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