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Posted - 11/8/2009 at 12:08PM
UPDATE - 4:44 p.m. - Tucson police have identified the man shot and killed early Sunday morning in the 5800 block of East 23rd St.
Police say, 19-year-old Carlos Jose Birmingham was shot and killed.
A second person was shot and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police continue their investigation into the shooting.
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Tucson police are investigating an early morning shooting, which left one person dead and a second with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police say it happened just after 1 a.m. on Sunday in the 5800 block of East 23rd St.
Police say they received several reports of gunshots, and they have determined the incident stemmed from a large party, which led to gunfire.
Officers say when they arrived; they found one unidentified male shot in the street. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The second shooting victim was taken to a local area hospital.
Police are still looking to interview a number of potential witnesses who left the scene prior to police arriving.
Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or 88-CRIME.
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