PHOENIX — Two men were arrested Tuesday after they allegedly shot and killed a 27-year-old man they confronted outside their vehicle in central Phoenix.
At around 4:45 a.m., the Phoenix Police Department received a call of a possible car theft near 21st Street & Palm Lane.
According to early reports, a fight had broken out that quickly escalated into gunfire.
When officers arrived, they found the victim, later identified as Patrick Pierson, in a crashed vehicle with a gunshot wound.
Two men told police they discovered Pierson outside their car and confronted him. Police said Pierson then tried to drive away in his own vehicle, only to crash the car into the wall of a nearby freeway.
The two suspects are facing charges of second-degree murder.
Officers are still in the midst of investigating the death. At this time there is no further information on the people involved.
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