Two sought after men shot on freeway onramp
Thursday, May 1st, 2008Phoenix Police are looking for two men in connection with a shooting during a street racing incident early Sunday morning that left two men in the hospital.
Shots were fired from a late 1990s model black SUV, injuring two men in a newer Ford 150 extended cab pickup truck, said Andy Hill, Phoenix police spokesperson. Officials said the vehicle in question might be a black GMC Yukon or a Chevy Tahoe.
Jaime Arias, 18 and Lionel Corales, 16, were still in the hospital with gunshot wounds. Arias was in serious condition and Corales was in critical condition. Hill said they are looking for two young men in connection with the crime, but released no further information.
Hill said the two vehicles were entering Interstate 10 eastbound at 43rd Avenue and were racing on the on ramp. The pickup truck cut off the SUV. Words were exchanged and numerous bullets were fired from the SUV, striking Arias and Corales in their truck.
On Sunday around 3 a.m., Maryvale police officers observed the truck driving erratically at 35th Avenue and Monte Vista Road. The truck stopped at a convenience store where the officers found that Arias had been shot multiple times and Corales had been shot once.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Phoenix Police Department Violent Crimes Bureau desk at 602-262-6141 or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS.
