MESA, Ariz. — Mesa police are investigating a shooting that left two people dead and one person injured on Tuesday.
Officers responded to a shooting near Broadway Road and 24th Street in Mesa Tuesday night, officials said.
When officers arrived, they found three people shot in an apartment. Two of the males sustained gunshot wounds to their torso and the third male had a gunshot wound in the leg. All three victims were taken to a hospital where two of them were pronounced dead, police said.
One of the deceased males has been identified as Michael Benitez of Mesa. The other deceased male is a 16-year-old. The third male with a gunshot wound to the leg is a 15-year-old. The victims’ families have all been notified.
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