Phoenix police identify 39-year-old fatally shot after verbal fight with two men

Phoenix police identified a man fatally shot on Friday night as 39-year-old Ramon Patino.

Officers responded to reports of a shooting near 17th and Atlanta avenues just after 10 p.m. and found Patino with a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead, police spokesperson Sgt. Vincent Cole said.

Witnesses reported seeing Patino in a verbal fight with two men who fled the scene after the shooting, Cole said.

No further details were immediately available. 

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Phoenix Police Department at 602-262-6151 or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS.

Reach the reporter at bfrank@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-8529.  Follow her on Twitter @brieannafrank. 

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