Man Found Dead After Shooting & Stabbing Mom

"MESA, AZ — Police believe a man shot and stabbed his mother before killing himself at a Mesa RV park Friday.

"Officers responded to Mesa Regal RV Resort on Main Street shortly before 10:30 a.m. and found a woman in her late 40s with multiple wounds, according to Mesa Police Sgt. Tony Landato.

"The woman was taken to a local hospital, where she was reportedly in critical but stable condition Saturday morning.

"Landato said there was indication that the woman was shot and stabbed by her son, 21-year-old Mark Samual Taro.

"`What little information we had was from workers on site that indicated they had seen a subject running west of where we found our victim,` Landato said. `Our officers began to saturate the trailer park trying to locate this subject. We weren't sure if he had made it out of the park or not.`

"Officers reportedly found a vacant mobile home on the west side of the park with signs of forced entry. A perimeter was established and negotiation attempts were initiated.

"After a few hours without a response, officers entered the mobile home and found Taro dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Landato.

"The events leading up to the incident and the motive are unknown, Landato said."

From azfamily.com...