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A man was fatally shot after he tried to break into a trailer near Coyote Lane and Valley View in Cordes Lakes on Friday, according to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies responded to a report of a shooting at about 5:15 a.m. and found a man with a gunshot wound outside a travel trailer, according to Dwight D’Evelyn, a Sheriff’s Office spokesman.
The man made several threats and attempted to break into the trailer when a confrontation ensued and a resident fatally shot the man, according to D’Evelyn.
Detectives remained at the scene throughout Friday to conduct interviews and gather evidence in the ongoing investigation, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Cordes Lakes is about 36 miles southeast of Prescott and about 69 miles north of Phoenix.
The Sheriff’s Office has not identified the people involved in the case.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 928-771-3260.
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