2 dead after domestic dispute in Glendale, police say

Rey Covarrubias Jr., Arizona Republic
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Two people died after Glendale police said a domestic dispute on Tuesday night led to a murder-suicide.

At about 9:00 p.m., Glendale police responded to calls of a shooting at a home near Cochise Drive and 48th Avenue.

When officers arrived, they found 39-year-old Katrina Comtois with multiple gunshot wounds. She was taken to a hospital where she died.

The call that reported the shooting also indicated Comtois' longtime partner, 52-year-old Scott McKervey, had left the area in a vehicle immediately after the shooting.

Police said they located McKervey in a vehicle near Peoria and 59th Avenues and conducted a traffic stop.

McKervey exited the vehicle with a gun and shot himself, according to a police statement.

He was also taken to a hospital where he died.

Police said there were three children inside the family's residence where the shooting occurred. None of the children were harmed. Glendale police spokesperson Gina Winn said the children were now with family.

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