Phoenix man arrested after 2 sisters shot, 1 fatally

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Luis E. Mendoza-Saravia
Photographer: Phoenix Police Department
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Posted: 10/06/2012

PHOENIX - Phoenix police say a 32-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend and wounded her sister.

Police spokesman Sgt. Steve Martos says the women were visiting the man at a south Phoenix home early Saturday when an argument broke out. He says the man got a gun and shot both women.

The 41-year-old girlfriend died at the scene and her 43-year-old sister is hospitalized in stable condition.

Martos said the suspect was identified as Luis E. Mendoza-Saravia, who was booked for Homicide, Aggravated Assault, and being a prohibited possessor.

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