Pinal Sheriff's Office looking for 'armed and dangerous' homicide suspect
The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office is looking for Oscar Valencia, who they say is a suspect in a homicide committed Monday night at a home on the 3000 block of Aravaipa Drive near Winkleman.
Valencia is 40 years old and is from Tucson, according to a press release from the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office. He is considered “armed and dangerous.”
The sheriff’s office said they received a call Monday around 9:40 p.m. reporting shots fired. When deputies arrived at the residence, they discovered a dead 39-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman with a superficial gunshot wound. The sheriff’s office has not yet released the identities of either person.
According to the sheriff’s office, witnesses identified Valencia as the shooter.
Valencia fled the scene southbound on State Route 77 toward Tucson. He was driving a silver 2014 Jeep Patriot with an Arizona license plate numbered DDA1AXA, and he was last seen wearing all black clothing and a black hat.
The sheriff’s office is seeking the public’s help to find Valencia or the Jeep he was driving. To provide deputies information on this case, call 911 or Silent Witness at 480-948-6377.
Reach breaking news reporter Sam Burdette at sburdette@gannett.com or on Twitter @SuperSafetySam
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Pinal deputies search for 'armed and dangerous' homicide suspect
