MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. — The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two people who were found in a car west of Goodyear.
The two adults were found deceased Friday morning in a car parked near MC-85 and Cotton Lane, deputies said. MCSO has said this was an "isolated" incident and there's no threat to the public.
The two deceased individuals have since been identified as 54-year-old Jorge Guadalupe Rodriguez-Leyva and 48-year-old Violeta Amado-Correa. The man was found seated in the driver's seat and the woman in a passenger's seat.
MCSO said "there are no outstanding suspects" in reference to this investigation, but the agency has not yet offered further details on how the two people died.
The Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office website has Jorge's death listed as being caused by a gunshot wound.
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The Valley is made up of various major cities other than Phoenix, including:
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Maricopa County is the United States’ 4th largest county in terms of population with 4,485,414 people, according to the 2020 Census.
The county contains around 63% of Arizona’s population and is 9,224 square miles. That makes the county larger than seven U.S. states (Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut, Hawaii, New Jersey, Massachusetts and New Hampshire).
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The county’s seat is located in Phoenix, which is also the state capital and the census-designated 5th most populous city in the United States.
The county was named after the Maricopa, or Piipaash, Native American Tribe.