The Arizona Republic

Man dies after being shot outside Flagstaff Irish bar

- Angela Cordoba Perez Reach breaking news reporter Angela Cordoba Perez at Angela.CordobaPer­ez@Gannett.com or on Twitter @AngelaCord­obaP.

A fight outside an Irish bar turned into a shooting that left a man dead early Sunday near downtown Flagstaff.

Flagstaff police said around 1 a.m. officers responded to reports of a fight involving a large crowd that turned into a shooting at Collins Irish Pub and Grill near Route 66 and Leroux Street.

Witnesses told police that Frankie James Jackson, 26, was fighting with Treysean Michael Anthony Ware, 26, outside the bar when Ware pulled a gun out and shot Jackson twice, according to police. It’s unknown what led to the fight.

Officers found Jackson in the street and he was taken to Flagstaff Medical Center where he died from his injuries.

No one else was injured as a result of the fight, according to police.

Ware was arrested on charges of second-degree homicide, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, disorderly conduct with a weapon and drug charges.

Police said the investigat­ion was ongoing but they aren’t actively looking for more suspects.

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