Man shot and killed outside Gila River casino

CHANDLER, Ariz. — A Christmas Eve shooting outside a Gila River casino has left one man dead and the suspect remains at large.

Police say the shooting happened outside Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino on the Gila River Indian Community on Thursday shortly before 9 p.m.

Det. Robert Hawkes says 25-year-old Frank Rojas been cleared as a person of interest after 52-year-old Frank Pascua was shot three times.

Pascua, a retired police officer from Bakersfield, California, was taken to a hospital but succumbed to his injuries.

This is the first incident of its kind at any Gila River Indian Community Casino and is considered a random act of violence, said Hawkes in a statement.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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