PEORIA, AZ — Peoria police are investigating a shooting at a bar that left one person dead and another hurt overnight.
Peoria police tell ABC15 they were called to the Deli Sports Bar near 99th and Peoria avenues around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday for someone who was “extremely intoxicated” and was being refused service.
That person, identified as 46-year-old Mario Franco, was escorted out but then retrieved a firearm from a BMW in the parking lot, where police say he fired several shots in the air and into the bar.
One person inside the bar was shot in the thigh and taken to a hospital for treatment. He was later released.
Police say two citizens were sitting on the bench outside of the bar who reportedly defended themselves by “taking action” in an exchange of gunfire in the parking lot.
Franco was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officials say the shooting appears to be an "isolated incident" with no ongoing threat to the community.
Peoria police continue to investigate the shooting, and they say no arrests have been made.
