Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim of a double homicide in Tonapah on Tuesday.
18-year-old Jesse Romero and a 17-year-old female -- who remains unnamed because of her family's wishes -- were both found dead along the Salome Highway near 411th Ave.
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The sheriff's office says a passerby spotted a woman lying on the side of the road and called authorities. An MCSO spokesperson says the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. She had been shot.
While deputies were processing the scene, they discovered the body of a man who had been shot as well. MCSO believes the pair died at the scene.
Investigators are asking for anyone with information to call the Sheriff's Office at 602-876-1011.
