2 Found Shot Dead Near Common Illegal Border Crossing in Arizona

2 Bodies Found in Pinal County Desert

Updated: Monday, 07 Jun 2010, 12:19 PM MDT

Published : Monday, 07 Jun 2010, 12:14 PM MDT

Pinal County Officials found two dead bodies in the desert off I-8 and milepost 150. Not far from where a deputy was shot in April.

Dispatch received a 911 call from a man Sunday night stating that he and a friend had been shot.

Then the cell phone signal was lost.

Officials later found the bodies and two weapons, described as a long gun and handgun.

Detective say it appears the area where the bodies were found may be some sort of migrant camp.

The victims had tattoos indicating that they're from the area. At this point, it unknown if they are undocumented or Hispanic, but they don't appear to be illegal immigrants.