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Man dead, another hurt after double shooting near 51st and Southern avenues in Laveen

One person was found at a fast-food restaurant, while the other was found in a car that had crashed into a home nearby
51st Ave & Southern GSW 4-5-24
Posted at 8:10 AM, Apr 05, 2024
and last updated 2024-04-06 08:59:29-04

LAVEEN, AZ — One man is dead and another is hurt after a double shooting Friday morning in Laveen.

Phoenix police say it happened near 51st and Southern avenues just after 6:30 a.m.

When officers first arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound near a fast food restaurant.

He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

While investigating at this scene, police got another report of a car crashing into a home just north of the original scene.

When police got there, they found another man who had been shot.

The man, who has been identified as 47-year-old James Baines II, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police believe the two victims were involved in a shootout with each other near the fast food restaurant before Baines fled the scene.

The incidents remain under investigation.