PHOENIX — Phoenix police say three men are dead and two others were hospitalized after a shooting during an apparent home invasion Tuesday night.
Officers were first called to the scene near 24th Street and Southern Avenue around 9 p.m. for reports of a shooting.
When they arrived, they found five adults with gunshot wounds across multiple locations in the area. Three of the victims, all men, died from their injuries. Two other victims are expected to survive.
Police say the victims were located at three different scenes - a home, a nearby Burger King restaurant, and in a crashed vehicle in the area.
Officials believe the incident started as a home invasion involving two armed men who entered a home in the area. Shots were exchanged between the suspects and the people inside the home.
Police say two of the people who died from their injuries, David Rashad, 40, and Davontae Fletcher, 20, were identified as the home invasion suspects.
A third person who was pronounced dead, 23-year-old Steven Brooks, has been identified as a victim who was found outside the home. It's unclear exactly what role Brooks played in the incident.
The investigation is ongoing, and police have stated that they are working to learn more about the details surrounding the incident.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS or 480-TESTIGO for Spanish.
