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One Dead, Wife Hospitalized With Life-Threatening Injuries After Mesa Group Home Shooting

Police are investigating a possible self-inflicted shooting reported by staff.

Overview

  • Officers responded Thursday morning to a group home near Alma School and Guadalupe Roads in Mesa after a staff member reported that a resident had possibly shot himself.
  • Police found a man in his early 90s with a possible self-inflicted gunshot wound, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • His wife, also in her 90s, had been shot and was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
  • Authorities have not released the identities of those involved or details on what led to the shooting.
  • Mesa police say the investigation is in its early stages and they will provide updates as more information becomes available.