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An Arizona county constable was shot and killed while serving an eviction notice, and three other people are deceased, police said.
Tucson police told Fox News Constable Deborah Martinez, and an employee of the complex at Lind Commons Apartments, located at 3493 East Lind Road in Tucson, Arizona were serving an eviction notice of the complex when shots were fired after 11 a.m.
Lind Commons Apartments, located at 3493 East Lind Road in Tucson, Arizona.
(Google Maps)
Two other people are deceased, but their identities and the circumstances of their deaths remain unclear.
Fox News reached out to the county administrator’s office for details which referred all questions to the Tucson Police Department, the investigating agency.
Police said a “homicide investigation” was underway concerning a shooting incident in the 3400 block of E. Lind Rd, and details are still being sorted out.
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Several sources told KOLD-TV that the resident being evicted killed the apartment manager and constable before turning the gun on himself.
Officers at the scene found Martinez’s car parked outside the apartment complex with her purse and other items inside, the Arizona Daily Star reported.
Police told the outlet that apartment residents were evacuated while the investigation was underway.
A constable is an elected peace officer of the county and their judicial precinct, according to the Pima County website. Martinez was reportedly elected to her position back in March.
FILE: This image provided by the Oklahoma County Jail shows Benjamin Plank. An Oklahoma deputy sheriff remained hospitalized in stable condition Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022 following a shooting that killed a fellow deputy in southwest Oklahoma City, authorities said.
(Oklahoma County Jail via AP)
The homicide comes just days after an Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office was shot and killed after his mother tried to evict him.
Benjamin Plank, 35, surrendered after a high-speed chase that ended at the entrance to Tinker Air Force Base, roughly 10 miles away from where the original shooting took place.
