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Victim identified in downtown PHX shooting

PD investigating deadly downtown PHX shooting
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Authorities have identified the man shot and killed in downtown Phoenix Monday morning.

Officers responded to a shooting on the 21st floor of the Summit Copper Square complex, near Third and Jefferson streets.

Police entered the home to find a man, later identified as 31-year-old Isaac Deleon, with at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A woman called 911 and said she was involved in the shooting. Authorities detained her for questioning.

Investigators said the two knew each other and had a relationship in the past. The woman told Phoenix police the shooting was in self-defense. She was released pending further investigation.

Officials said a weapon was recovered at the scene.