MCSO: Man shot, killed in Tonopah desert fight

A man shot and killed another man during a fight in the Tonopah desert Saturday night, officials said.

Jason Wood, 45, shot Karl Charleyboy, 22, after they were involved in a fight before 11 p.m. Saturday, according to Deputy Joaquin Enriquez, a spokesman for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.

The fight happened in a wash with desert vegetation near Northern and 338th avenues in Tonopah, Enriquez said. Fire personnel pronounced Charleyboy dead at the scene.

Wood told sheriff's detectives he feared for his life at the time of the shooting, Enriquez said.

This investigation is ongoing and no charges have been filed.