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22-Bout MMA Veteran Tyler East Shot, Killed During Domestic Dispute in New Mexico

Former MMA fighter Tyler East was shot and killed in a domestic dispute in Los Lunas, N.M., on Monday, according to New Mexico State Police.

East was involved in a domestic dispute with his girlfriend on a property near State Road 314, when East brandished a weapon, shot her and dragged her out of the residence. Outside, East was shot by another unidentified man who was also at the residence, per the report. The man who shot East fled the scene before authorities arrived.

When deputies arrived at the property, East, 30, was pronounced dead.