Phoenix, Arizona

From AZCentral.com of September 19, 2005

Man killed in gunfight outside baby shower

A 20-year-old man was killed early Sunday after a gun battle that erupted outside a just-finished baby shower.

The victim, whose identity was not released, had left the party in a pickup truck with some friends shortly after 12:30 a.m., Sgt. Mike Zeller said.

But the victim soon circled back to the home on the 2000 block of North 47th Avenue, where partygoers had gathered in the cul-de-sac.

The victim got into an argument with some of the partygoers.

At some point he brandished a shotgun, and another partygoer produced a .357-caliber Glock, Zeller said.

A gunfight broke out, and the partygoer shot the victim dead, police said.

The partygoer was interviewed at the scene and released, Zeller said. The shooting, which is being treated as self-defense, is under investigation.