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Chandler PD: Man shot, killed after family argument turns physical

According to police, the shooter called 911 to report he had shot a family member. A 62-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The Chandler Police Department said a man is dead after a family fight Thursday morning.

Police say the shooting call came in around 8:30 a.m. from a home near Gilbert Road south of Chandler Heights Road.

According to police, the shooter called 911 to report he had shot a family member. 

Charles Vallow, 62, was found with two gunshot wounds to his chest and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said Vallow and his estranged wife engaged in a fight and Vallow's brother-in-law stepped in in an effort to diffuse the situation. 

Vallow and his brother-in-law soon got into a physical argument and Vallow struck his brother-in-law in the head with a baseball bat. 

Soon after, police said, the brother-in-law shot Vallow. 

No arrests were made but the estranged wife and brother-in-law were taken in for questioning. 

The case will be sent to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office for review.

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