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PHOENIX -- A second victim of the Phoenix office-complex shooting has died.

Lawyer Mark Hummels passed away Thursday night. He was taken off life support, according to a statement. He had undergone surgery at John C. Lincoln Hospital for bullet wounds to his neck and back, suffered in Wednesday's shooting.

He is the second fatality linked to suspected shooter Arthur Douglas Harmon, 70, of Phoenix. Steve Singer, the first victim, died a few hours after the shooting.

Hummels, 43, was representing Singer in a lawsuit filed by Harmon, according to court documents. The victims and the suspect had been at a settlement hearing earlier in the day at the office complex at 16th Street and Glendale Avenue.

According to the statement, Hummels had been declared brain dead.

Services for Hummels will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Orpheum Theatre, 203 W. Adams.

If you would like to make a charitable donation, Hummels' family asks that you do so to the Mark Hummels Memorial Fund at the Arizona Community Foundation. Also, donations for the welfare, education and care of Mark's two children may be made to the Hummels Children's Fund at Alliance Bank of Arizona, 2901 N. Central Ave., Suite 100, Phoenix 85012.

According to Hummels' biography at the Osborn Maledon firm's website, he was considered "a future star" by Benchmark Litigation, a national publication that focuses on litigation.

Hummels was admitted to the state bar in 2005 and clerked for Arizona Supreme Court Justice Andrew Hurwitz.

The suspected shooter, Harmon was found dead in Mesa Thursday morning.

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    HWAGRIDER wrote...
    R.I.P.
    Mr. Hummels, prayers being sent for your family.
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    Elvis 2 wrote...
    Was the hearing!
    Litigation or arbitration, I'd like to see the contract that was at the base of all of this! real tragedy! not justifying, but maybe they should have paid him! This city has more crooks than any I've ever seen! sad!
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    Elvis 2 wrote...
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    Just wanted to add, It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure what happened here!
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    3e11even wrote...
    Dear Elvis 2
    Listen to the attorneys of the clients he sued, and previous co-workers who have come forward to confirm that the angry coward of a man was just that ANGRY, about everything. He obviously knew he wasn't going to be getting a big pay-day in this settlement or he wouldn't have carried 2 guns into the meeting. Look at all of the lawsuits filed, it's easy to see that he had a history of anger, and entitlement issues. I pray for comfort and healing for Mr. Hummels' and Mr. Singer's family and friends, and all of those affected by this senseless ordeal. May God Bless you all!
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