Police investigating after early-morning shooting in Phoenix leaves 2 men dead

Two men died after being shot in Phoenix early Tuesday morning, authorities said.

The Phoenix Police Department identified the men who were killed as 56-year-old Charles Hendrix and 64-year-old Jerry Braggs.

Officers were called to the area of 16th and Roosevelt streets for multiple reports of a shooting just after 4:30 a.m. They found Hendrix and Braggs with gunshot wounds before fire personnel pronounced them dead.

The suspect had already fled the scene and no arrests have been made in connection with the incident.

The investigation is ongoing.

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