A man and a woman were shot late Thursday night at an east Mesa apartment complex and remained hospitalized Friday morning, as police held a person of interest in custody while they worked to piece together what happened.
Officers were called to the scene near Sossaman and Elliot roads around midnight for reports of a shooting, according to abc15.com. When they arrived, they found two victims with gunshot wounds, and both were rushed to the hospital. The outlet reported that the extent of their injuries was not yet known.
As reported by azfamily.com, authorities confirmed the two victims were a man and a woman who were shot and rushed to a nearby hospital. As of Friday morning, both remained hospitalized and were continuing to receive medical care, the station said.
Person of Interest Held, But Ties to Victims Unclear
Mesa police said a person of interest was in custody following the overnight double shooting, per the same abc15.com report. However, that person's relationship to the victims remained unknown, the station's report noted, and no further details about the individual's role in the incident have been released.
Arizona's Family, which first covered the shooting through a video report published Friday, similarly noted that a person of interest was in custody but that their relationship to the victims was unknown. The investigation remains ongoing as police continue to piece together what led up to the shooting, according to the same account.
Police Describe Incident as Isolated
Despite the alarming nature of the shooting, police characterized it as an isolated incident, per abc15.com's report. No additional details about a possible motive or the circumstances leading up to the gunfire have been made public as the investigation continues.
Mesa police have not released the names of the victims or the person of interest, and the exact address of the apartment complex has not been disclosed. Anyone with information about the shooting is encouraged to follow updates as investigators work to determine what happened near Sossaman and Elliot roads.
