Tucson, Arizona

From the Arizona Daily Star of December 27, 2006

2 shot, 1 fatally, at a River Road home

Evidence collected in shootings

One man was shot and killed and another was wounded as they attempted to remove belongings from a North Side home Tuesday morning, a sheriff's spokesman said.

Deputies went to the 300 block of East River Road, near North Stone Avenue, about 7:30 a.m. because of reports of yelling and gunshots, said Sgt. James Ogden, a Pima County Sheriff's Department spokesman.

Details remained sketchy Tuesday, but an initial investigation indicated the shooting occurred after a man awoke to find two men loading belongings from his home into a vehicle in the driveway, Ogden said.

The man, who was the only one home at the time, grabbed a handgun, then confronted and shot the two men in the driveway.

One man was pronounced dead at the scene and the wounded man was taken to a hospital. The extent of his injuries were unknown late Tuesday, Ogden said.

It's unknown if the two men were armed, Ogden said.

Ogden could not say if the two men were burglarizing the home, saying it's still early in the investigation. It appears the shooter did not know the two men, Ogden said.

He could not say from what part of the home the two men were removing belongings, what the items were or whether the shooter will face any charges.