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Car Crash Leads To Shooting Leaving One Dead Near Paradise And Twain
One man has been arrested after a shooting early Sunday morning. The shooting happened around 3.00 a.m. at the 3700 block of Paradise Road near Twain Avenue.
Police arrived to find a man and a woman in a convenance store both with gunshot wounds.
One male victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The other female victim was taken to an area hospital for treatment of her injuries.
Police investigating the shooting learned that the incident took place over a car being hit in an earlier accident.
According to police the victims were heading east on Sands Avenue that turns into to Twain when it intersects with Paradise, when another car hit their vehicle.
The shooting victims than pulled over at the convenance store and went inside. The were than followed by the driver of the other vehicle into the store. The shooter confronted the victims before shooting them multiple times apparently over the previous car accident.
The shooter was taken into custody and identified as 20 year-old Eric Morales. Morales has been charged with several felonies including voluntary manslaughter. The victims have not been identified at this time.
No more information is available at this time.
Oct 22, 2024
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