06-02-2011, 03:50 PM
looks like all clear.
Tiki, are you near Yuma?
Yuma Sun
Clint Norred, Yuma police spokesman, has confirmed that five people have been killed in a series of shootings around Yuma County. One other victim has been injured and airlifted to a Phoenix-area hospital.
Norred said the shootings are connected, and are currently under investigation.
Four of the fatal shootings took place out in the county, Norred said, while the fifth person was killed in Yuma.
Norred would not confirm the identity of any of the victims, but attorneys in the downtown Yuma area confirmed the Yuma victim was attorney Jerrold Shelley, who was shot and killed.
Norred also wouldn't confirm if the suspect was alive or dead. However, traffic on the police scanner said the suspect in the shootings had taken his own life.
The Yuma County Sheriff's Office was called to the first scene this morning, when the body of a woman was found in a yard at Avenue 35-1/2E and Old Highway 80. Initial reports on the police scanner said the woman may have suffered a gunshot wound.
Then, around 9:21 a.m., the Yuma Police Department responded to a shooting in the 300 block of 2nd Avenue in Yuma.
According to police scanner traffic, two more shootings were then reported in the Wellton area, followed by a report of a self-inflicted gunshot wound near Blaisdell off Highway 95. The Yuma Sun has not been able to confirm the location of the sixth shooting.
The Yuma Sun obtained an email sent to city of Yuma staff members by City Administrator Greg Wilkinson, which stated the following:
"There have been some shootings in the City and County. It looks like the person has targeted certain people but please use extra caution."
According to the email, a police officer has been stationed at main entrance to Yuma City Hall.
The Yuma County Courthouse and schools in the area, including Roosevelt, Fourth Avenue Junior High and the Post building, were placed under lockdown as a precaution, but that has since been lifted.
Wellton Mayor James Deermer said he still didn’t have a lot of information as of noon about the shootings and “rumors are floating around.”
“This is a tragedy for our community ... that’s true anywhere,” he said.
Yuma Mayor Al Krieger commended public safety officers for their swift response to the tragedy.
“The situation has ended and now we’re sorting out the details,” he said.
"My sympathies to the families with this loss of life."
Tiki, are you near Yuma?
Yuma Sun
Clint Norred, Yuma police spokesman, has confirmed that five people have been killed in a series of shootings around Yuma County. One other victim has been injured and airlifted to a Phoenix-area hospital.
Norred said the shootings are connected, and are currently under investigation.
Four of the fatal shootings took place out in the county, Norred said, while the fifth person was killed in Yuma.
Norred would not confirm the identity of any of the victims, but attorneys in the downtown Yuma area confirmed the Yuma victim was attorney Jerrold Shelley, who was shot and killed.
Norred also wouldn't confirm if the suspect was alive or dead. However, traffic on the police scanner said the suspect in the shootings had taken his own life.
The Yuma County Sheriff's Office was called to the first scene this morning, when the body of a woman was found in a yard at Avenue 35-1/2E and Old Highway 80. Initial reports on the police scanner said the woman may have suffered a gunshot wound.
Then, around 9:21 a.m., the Yuma Police Department responded to a shooting in the 300 block of 2nd Avenue in Yuma.
According to police scanner traffic, two more shootings were then reported in the Wellton area, followed by a report of a self-inflicted gunshot wound near Blaisdell off Highway 95. The Yuma Sun has not been able to confirm the location of the sixth shooting.
The Yuma Sun obtained an email sent to city of Yuma staff members by City Administrator Greg Wilkinson, which stated the following:
"There have been some shootings in the City and County. It looks like the person has targeted certain people but please use extra caution."
According to the email, a police officer has been stationed at main entrance to Yuma City Hall.
The Yuma County Courthouse and schools in the area, including Roosevelt, Fourth Avenue Junior High and the Post building, were placed under lockdown as a precaution, but that has since been lifted.
Wellton Mayor James Deermer said he still didn’t have a lot of information as of noon about the shootings and “rumors are floating around.”
“This is a tragedy for our community ... that’s true anywhere,” he said.
Yuma Mayor Al Krieger commended public safety officers for their swift response to the tragedy.
“The situation has ended and now we’re sorting out the details,” he said.
"My sympathies to the families with this loss of life."