PHOENIX — Two men are dead after shooting at each other during an altercation at a Phoenix convenience store, according to the Phoenix Police Department.
Phoenix police officers were called to the area of 17th Avenue and Van Buren Street around 12:30 a.m. for reports of a shooting.
The initial investigation showed that 22-year-old Jesus Erlandson-Gonzales Junior "instigated an argument" with 20-year-old Andres Wilkes which escalated into a shootout.
Both men died at the scene.
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