Neighbors react to shooting in Fortuna Foothills
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - A 48-year-old man is dead after a shootout with law enforcement in the Fortuna Foothills.
David McKinney of Tucson was killed in an officer-involved shooting in the Foothills. U.S. Marshals were attempting to serve him with an arrest warrant when gun fire broke out.Â
McKinney was wanted for a double homicide out of Tucson.
Neighbors in this quiet community are still trying to wrap their heads around what happened.
"They brought this in, they allowed this in, they harbored this gentleman," said an anonymous neighbor.
Thursday's aftermath shows scenes of a shootout with bullet holes riddled throughout the area on 37th Place.
A neighbor we spoke with, who wished to remain anonymous, shared a message for his neighborhood and those involved in causing the chaos.
"They are the ones that brought this pain to this neighborhood, and so, it's important for this neighborhood and everybody to understand the truth and that is these people are not victims. This neighborhood is the victim and we will recover," said the anonymous neighbor.
Cristina Bloom, another neighbor, shares what she saw during the chaos.
"I saw all these police cars and they were pointing their guns and they were shooting I was like, 'Oh my gosh! Those are guns. There's a real shootout on our street,'" said Bloom.
She says the neighborhood is always looking out for each other.
"On this street. I think everybody, kind of, are great neighbors. We look out for each other. We're always just try to keep an eye on what's going on in this neighborhood, and anything suspicious going on, I mean, I'm pretty sure we would report it," said Bloom.
No injuries to law enforcement officers or other community members were reported.
The Deputies involved in the shooting have been placed on modified duty.

