Former MMA fighter Tyler East was shot dead in New Mexico this week, authorities said.
The 30-year-old East was found dead Monday in a residence in Los Lunas, about 40 miles south of Albuquerque, New Mexico police said Tuesday.
The sheriff of the province of Valencia responded to the house during a call for domestic violence and found that a woman and a man, later identified as the East, were suffering from gunshot wounds, the release read.
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Tyler East (Department of Corrections in New Mexico)
The New Mexico Police Bureau of Investigation has learned that East shot his girlfriend and dragged her out of the dormitory during a domestic dispute. He was then allegedly shot by another man in the house.
According to police, East was pronounced dead at the scene. His girlfriend was transported to a hospital in Albuquerque where she has been in a stable condition since Tuesday.
East, the brother of former UFC fighter Cody East, competed 21 times as a professional MMA fighter from 2009 to 2016, according to MMA Junkie, a news website covering mixed martial arts.
Nicknamed “The Beast”, his professional MMA record was 15-6-0.
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He was knocked out by Brian Heden in October 2016 in his last fight at Legacy FC 60.
East also has a history of running up to the law, reports report.
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According to authorities, the investigation is continuing.