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2 men found dead south of Sky Harbor airport

The deceased men were discovered near the Tempe-Phoenix borderline at 48th Street and Broadway Road.

PHOENIX — Phoenix police are investigating the circumstances leading up to the deaths of two men near 48th Street and Broadway Road early Thursday morning. 

Officers responded to reports of a shooting at about 1:45 a.m. near the Phoenix-Tempe borderline, south of Sky Harbor International Airport, and discovered two men who had been killed by gunfire, police said.

Detectives are still investigating what led up to the shooting and speaking with several witnesses. Police say the two men were in their late-40s, one has been identified as 47-year-old Gerald Williams.

This is a developing story and updates will be published as they become available.

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