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Yuma police respond to car shooting near 1st Street, one pronounced dead

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA/KECY) - The Yuma Police Department received a call about shots being fired at a vehicle.

On Sunday, July 17, 2022, at around 2:50 a.m., a tan GMC Yukon and its four occupants were traveling in the area of 1st Street and 15th Avenue when a dark-colored pick-up truck shot several rounds at the Yukon.

The Yukon stopped on Avenue A to call for assistance as one of its passengers had been struck by the gunfire.

The 39-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

If anyone has any information about this case, please call the Yuma Police Department at (928) 783-4421 or 78-Crime at (928) 782-7463 to remain anonymous.

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