Homicide investigation begins after 2 teens found dead from gunshot wounds off SR 87

PHOENIX — A homicide investigation is underway after two teens were found dead this week off State Route 87, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said.

Deputies responding to a call for service found the bodies of 18-year-old Pandora Kjolsrud and an unnamed 17-year-old in the early hours of Tuesday.

MCSO said on Friday the teens died from gunshot wounds. Their deaths are being treated as suspicious.

More details about homicide investigation involving two teens found dead

They were found in a campsite near Mount Ord in the Tonto National Forest, according to ABC15.

The location is approximately halfway between Mesa and Payson.

MCSO is coordinating with other law enforcement agencies to investigate the case.

Anyone with information that can help investigators with the case is urged to contact MCSO at 602-876-8477.

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