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Shooting in west Phoenix leaves man dead, police looking for two vehicles that fled the scene

The shooting happened near 79th Avenue and Thomas Road Monday night, Phoenix police said. Two vehicles drove away before police arrived.

PHOENIX — Phoenix police are searching for two vehicles that took off from the scene of a deadly shooting near 79th Avenue and Thomas Road.

Officers were called to the area around 10 p.m. on Monday and found 33-year-old Carlos Cardenas Ome suffering from a gunshot wound. First responders pronounced Ome dead on the scene, officials said.

The shooting is still under investigation and police are seeking any information on what led up to it.

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