Crime & Safety

Youngtown Homicide: Sheriff Asks For Help Finding Suspect

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says that Anthony Romero is "the primary suspect" in the murder of a man in Youngtown.

YOUNGTOWN, AZ – Take a good look at the man in the picture. The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says that he is 37-year-old Anthony Romero and he is the primary suspect in a homicide.

The sheriff's office says that they responded to 11202 West Tennessee in Youngtown after getting calls about gunfire.

They got there and found a man that had been shot.

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Despite efforts to save the man, he was pronounced dead at the scene. (Get Phoenix Patch's real-time news alerts and free morning news letters. Like us on Facebook. Also, download the free Patch iPhone app or free Patch Android app.)

The sheriff's office says that Romero should be considered armed and dangerous and warn people not to approach him.

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They say that if you seem contact the sheriff's office at 602-876-8477.

Photo via MCSO.

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