Two suspects sought in a fatal Phoenix shooting
Photographer: Navideh Forghani
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Posted: 12/27/2012
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By: Associated Press
PHOENIX - Authorities are searching for two men suspected in a fatal shooting in Phoenix last week.
Phoenix police say 37-year-old Julio Gonzalez Valenzuela and 27-year-old Ramiro Ortega both are wanted for questioning in the Dec. 20 shooting of David Lopez Banuelos.
The 31-year-old Banuelos later died of his injuries and police say the shooting stemmed from an altercation during a drug deal.
Police say Ortega may have suffered a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital by Valenzuela, who then fled.
Authorities don't know whether Ortega received treatment and they don't know the whereabouts of either suspect.
They say both Ortega and Valenzuela are wanted for suspicion of felony murder.
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