A late-night dispute outside a Phoenix convenience store ended in a mutual shooting that killed two men. Around 12:30 a.m. on August 30, 2024, officers found 20-year-old Andres Wilkes and 22-year-old Jesus Erlandson-Gonzales Junior near 17th Avenue and Van Buren Street with gunshot wounds. Phoenix Fire Department personnel attempted lifesaving measures but both were pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say the confrontation began when Erlandson-Gonzales Junior started an argument with Wilkes and that the exchange escalated into gunfire in which both were struck. Homicide detectives have taken over the investigation and are working to reconstruct the events; further details about the dispute have not been released.

If anyone saw the confrontation or has information about what led up to it, please share what is known with Phoenix police.