Danielle Quijada

The Republic | azcentral.com

The Eloy Police Department is searching for a man sought in the attempted murder of his estranged girlfriend Monday night.

Joaquin Coronado-Saavedra, 40, was suspected of fleeing in one of the victim's cars, which car was found, without Coronado-Saavedra, near Coolidge on Tuesday, police said.

Officers responded to reports of gunshots at about 9:40 p.m. Monday near the 3400 block of West Colusa Drive, Brian Jerome of the Eloy Police Department said.

Officers found a woman in the street with a gunshot wound to the head and neck, Jerome said. He said she was in critical but stable condition at a hospital.

Officers also found an adolescent family member with minor gunshot wounds.

Coronado-Saavedra was described by police as a 5-foot-10-inch man, weighing 180 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes and is considered to be armed and dangerous, according to Eloy police.

The shooting victims' names were not released.

Police encourage anyone with information to contact Det. Mike Huffman at 520-466-7324 or anonymously through Silent Witness at 520-464-3457.