Three Men Found Dead

"PHOENIX, AZ — Three people died in an apparent murder-suicide Wednesday evening at an apartment complex next to a Phoenix Police Department precinct, authorities said.

"The shooting occurred at the Paradise Palms apartments on Southern Avenue near Third Avenue about 4:30 p.m. Police found two bodies in the courtyard. Officers were told the shooter was in an apartment unit.

"The officers heard a single gunshot when they arrived at the unit and found the suspected shooter dead. According to Sgt. Tommy Thompson, the suspect died of a self-inflicted gunshot.

"The apartment complex is adjacent to the South Mountain Precinct, also on Southern Avenue.

"Thompson said all of the deceased were adult males but that investigators hadn't determined how the men knew each other.

"Several bystanders waited across the street from complex. Two women said they knew the men possibly involved.

"Brooke Anderson said she was friends with two of the men. She said the three men were friends who had an argument the day before, but she had believed everything was settled.

"`I don't know what led to this point,` Anderson said.

"Tammy Fletcher said one of the men was her first cousin.

"`He didn't deserve to die,` she said. `He was a good person, he had a good heart.`

"Police believe there are no outstanding suspects."

From azcentral.com...